Archaeal "dark matter" and the origin of eukaryotes

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 474-481

  Williams, Tom A ^a   Embley, T Martin ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

"Dark matter"; Eukaryogenesis; Phylogenetics; Tree of Life

Indexed keywords

" DARK MATTER"; ARCHAEAL GENOME; ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EUKARYOGENESIS; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TREE OF LIFE;

" DARK MATTER"; EUKARYOGENESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; TREE OF LIFE;

ARCHAEA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EUKARYOTA; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84901195821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu031     Document Type: Article

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