| Literature DB >> 1976100 |
L Hendriks1, Y Van de Peer, M Van Herck, J M Neefs, R De Wachter.
Abstract
Evolutionary trees based on partial small ribosomal subunit RNA sequences of 22 metazoa species have been published [(1988) Science 239, 748-753]. In these trees, cnidarians (Radiata) seemed to have evolved independently from the Bilateria, which is in contradiction with the general evolutionary view. In order to further investigate this problem, the complete srRNA sequence of the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata was determined and evolutionary trees were constructed using a matrix optimization method. In the tree thus obtained the sea anemone and Bilateria together form a monophyletic cluster, with the sea anemone forming the first line of the metazoan group.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1976100 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)81212-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124