Molecular data from 27 proteins do not support a Precambrian origin of land plants

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 954-956

  Sanderson, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Divergence times; Land plants; Molecular clock

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLANT; PROTEIN; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; MYA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0038348291     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.6.954     Document Type: Article

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