Origin of Eukaryota: Conclusions based on the analysis of protein homologies in the three superkingdoms

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-357

  Markov, A V ^a   Kulikov, A M ^b  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Microbial communities; Origin of Eukaryota; Protein domains; Symbiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 24144467492     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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