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12098695

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5578
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-5
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Single-gene trees have failed to locate the root of the eukaryote tree because of systematic biases in sequence evolution. Structural genetic data should yield more reliable insights into deep phylogenetic relationships. We searched major protist groups for the presence or absence of a gene fusion in order to locate the root of the eukaryote tree. In striking contrast to previous molecular studies, we show that all eukaryote groups ancestrally with two cilia (bikonts) are evolutionarily derived. The root lies between bikonts and opisthokonts (animals, Fungi, Choanozoa). Amoebozoa either diverged even earlier or are sister of bikonts or (less likely) opisthokonts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
297
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Rooting the eukaryote tree by using a derived gene fusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK. alexandra.stechmann@zoo.ox.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't