Evolution: Unveiling Early Alveolates
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The isolation and characterisation of a novel protist lineage enables the reconstruction of early evolutionary events that gave rise to ciliates, malaria parasites, and coral symbionts. These events include dramatic changes in mitochondrial genome content and organisation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013