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. 1988 Sep;5(5):512-8.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040516.

Small-subunit ribosomal RNA sequence from Naegleria gruberi supports the polyphyletic origin of amoebas

C G Clark  1 , G A Cross
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Small-subunit ribosomal RNA sequence from Naegleria gruberi supports the polyphyletic origin of amoebas

C G Clark et al. Mol Biol Evol. 1988 Sep.

Abstract

We have sequenced the small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene of the amoebo-flagellate protozoan Naegleria gruberi. Comparison of this sequence with the rRNA sequences of other eukaryotes resulted in a phylogenetic tree that supports the suggested polyphyletic origin of amoebas and suggests a flagellate ancestry for Naegleria.

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