Genomics and the Irreducible Nature of Eukaryote Cells -- Kurland et al. 312 (5776): 1011 -- Science

Genomics and the Irreducible Nature of Eukaryote Cells -- Kurland et al. 312 (5776): 1011 -- Science

Science 19 May 2006: Vol. 312. no. 5776, pp. 1011 - 1014 DOI: 10.1126/science.1121674

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Genomics and the Irreducible Nature of Eukaryote Cells

C. G. Kurland,¹ L. J. Collins,² D. Penny^2* Large-scale comparative genomics in harness with proteomics has substantiated fundamental features of eukaryote cellular evolution. The evolutionary trajectory of modern eukaryotes is distinct from that of prokaryotes.