Abstract
The origin of the multicellular animals has been investigated by rate invariant analysis of 18S rRNA sequences. These analyses indicate that (i) the Metazoa is a monophyletic taxon; (ii) the Deuterostomia is a monophyletic taxon; (iii) the Annelida-Mollusca lineage is the sister group of an arthropod subgroup; and (iv) the last common ancestor of the Annelida-Mollusca lineage is most parsimoniously derived from a segmented, hemocoelic ancestor with an open circulatory system.
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Created | 19 years, 3 months ago (May 31, 2006, 7:27 a.m.) |
Deposited | 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 1:14 p.m.) |
Indexed | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (May 13, 2025, 9:10 p.m.) |
Issued | 35 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1990) |
Published | 35 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1990) |
Published Online | 35 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1990) |
Published Print | 35 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1990) |
@article{Lake_1990, title={Origin of the Metazoa.}, volume={87}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.87.2.763}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.87.2.763}, number={2}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Lake, J A}, year={1990}, month=jan, pages={763–766} }