Evolutionary history of the extant amphioxus lineage with shallow-branching diversification
Abstract Amphioxus or lancelets have been regarded as a key animal in understanding the origin of vertebrates. However, the evolutionary history within this lineage remains unexplored. As the amphioxus lineage has likely been separated from other chordates for a very long time and displays a marked...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-04-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00786-5 |