The diversity of eukaryotes and the root of the eukaryotic tree

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 607, Issue , 2007, Pages 20-37

  Brinkmann, Henner ^a   Philippe, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARCHEAN; BIODIVERSITY; CELL ORGANELLE; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE DUPLICATION; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MYA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROOT CELL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREE OF LIFE;

ARCHEZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MYA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84934434305     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74021-8_2     Document Type: Review

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