Mapping the tree of life: progress and prospects.

doi:10.1128/MMBR.00033-09

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Mapping the tree of life: progress and prospects.

Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR - 1 Dec 2009

Pace Norman R

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The intent of this article is to provide a critical assessment of our current understanding of life's phylogenetic diversity. Phylogenetic comparison of gene sequences is a natural way to identify microorganisms and can also be used to infer the course of evolution. Three decades of molecular phylogenetic studies with various molecular markers have provided the outlines of a universal tree of life (ToL), the...

Topics

Animals
Archaea
Bacteria
Biodiversity
Eukaryota
Genetic Variation
Genome
Humans
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal

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PMID: 19946133
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00033-09
PMCID: PMC2786576

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