The eocyte hypothesis and the origin of eukaryotic cells

2008/12/17 by John M. Archibald · 2 citations
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paper · doi:10.1073/pnas.0811118106

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Abstract

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Citations

• The concept of a bacterium
• Genome trees and the tree of life
• Eocytes: a new ribosome structure indicates a kingdom with a close relationship to eukaryotes.
• Towards a natural system of organisms: proposal for the domains Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya.
• Bacterial evolution

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