The origin and early evolution of eukaryotes in the light of phylogenomics

Eugene V Koonin

doi:10.1186/gb-2010-11-5-209

The origin and early evolution of eukaryotes in the light of phylogenomics

Genome Biol. 2010;11(5):209. doi: 10.1186/gb-2010-11-5-209. Epub 2010 May 5.

Author

Eugene V Koonin¹

Affiliation

¹ National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA. Koonin@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Abstract

Phylogenomics of eukaryote supergroups suggest a highly complex last common ancestor of eukaryotes and a key role of mitochondrial endosymbiosis in the origin of eukaryotes.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

Archaea / genetics
Bacteria / genetics
Eukaryota / genetics*
Genomics*
Phylogeny*

Grants and funding

Intramural NIH HHS/United States