Small-subunit ribosomal RNA sequence from Naegleria gruberi supports the polyphyletic origin of amoebas.
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- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Molecular Biology and Evolution
- Vol. 5 (5) , 512-518
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040516
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.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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