Origin of the cell nucleus, mitosis and sex: Roles of intracellular coevolution

Biology Direct

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cavalier Smith, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHIMAERIFORMES; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTRIOLE; CENTROMERE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRON; METABOLISM; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEAR PORE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX; SPLICEOSOME; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTRIOLES; CENTROMERE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HETEROCHROMATIN; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRONS; MITOSIS; NUCLEAR PORE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SEX; SPLICEOSOMES; TELOMERE;

EID: 77949910116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-5-7     Document Type: Article

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