The evolutionary history of protein fold families and proteomes confirms that the archaeal ancestor is more ancient than the ancestors of other superkingdoms

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The entire evolutionary history of life can be studied using myriad sequences generated by genomic research. This includes the appearance of the first cells and of superkingdoms Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. However, the use of mol...

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Main Authors: Kim Kyung Mo, Caetano-Anollés Gustavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/13