Mitochondrial Genomics in Protists, an Approach to Probing Eukaryotic Evolution

As the key evolutionary events in the formation of the eukaryotic cell are thought to have occurred in cells resembling modern protists, it is among protists that the most informative clues to eukaryotic cell evolution are to be sought. Most recent attempts to obtain insight into eukaryotic cell evo...

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Published inProtist Vol. 149; no. 4; pp. 313 - 322
Main Authors Franz Lang, B., O’Kelly, Charles J., Burger, Gertraud
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.12.1998
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Summary:As the key evolutionary events in the formation of the eukaryotic cell are thought to have occurred in cells resembling modern protists, it is among protists that the most informative clues to eukaryotic cell evolution are to be sought. Most recent attempts to obtain insight into eukaryotic cell evolution at the genetic or genomic level have focused on single-gene phylogenies. Here, we wish to present another approach to understanding eukaryote, and especially protist, evolution, one based on comparative analysis of whole mitochondrial genomes.
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ISSN:1434-4610
1618-0941
DOI:10.1016/S1434-4610(98)70038-0