Fossil-calibrated molecular clock data enable reconstruction of steps leading to differentiated multicellularity and anisogamy in the Volvocine algae
Abstract Background Throughout its nearly four-billion-year history, life has undergone evolutionary transitions in which simpler subunits have become integrated to form a more complex whole. Many of these transitions opened the door to innovations that resulted in increased biodiversity and/or orga...
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BMC
2024-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01878-1 |