Multigene phylogeny of choanozoa and the origin of animals.
Animals are evolutionarily related to fungi and to the predominantly unicellular protozoan phylum Choanozoa, together known as opisthokonts. To establish the sequence of events when animals evolved from unicellular ancestors, and understand those key evolutionary transitions, we need to establish wh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-05-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18461162/pdf/?tool=EBI |