An updated 18S rRNA phylogeny of tunicates based on mixture and secondary structure models
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tunicates have been recently revealed to be the closest living relatives of vertebrates. Yet, with more than 2500 described species, details of their evolutionary history are still obscure. From a molecular point of view, tunicate ph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/187 |