A "chimera" theory on the origin of dicyemid mesozoans: Evolution driven by frequent lateral gene transfer from host to parasite

BioSystems

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-83

  Noto, Tomoko ^a   Endoh, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimera; Dicyemid mesozoans; Lateral gene transfer; Parasitism; Protistans; Triploblastic animals

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA 18S; HOX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHIMERA; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTIST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHIMERA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOX GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PLESIOMORPHY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; DICYEMIDA; LANGAT VIRUS; LOPHOTROCHOZOA; MESOZOA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0346654072     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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