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. 2009 Feb 24;19(4):R165-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.032.

Evolution: revisiting the root of the eukaryote tree

Andrew J Roger  1 , Alastair G B Simpson
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Evolution: revisiting the root of the eukaryote tree

Andrew J Roger et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

A recent phylogenomic investigation shows that the enigmatic flagellate Breviata is a distinct anaerobic lineage within the eukaryote super-group Amoebozoa and challenges the unikont-bikont rooting of the tree of eukaryotes.

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