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. 2009 Aug 12;364(1527):2169-75.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0046.

The network of life: genome beginnings and evolution. Introduction

Mark A Ragan  1 , James O McInerney, James A Lake
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The network of life: genome beginnings and evolution. Introduction

Mark A Ragan et al. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .
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