A phylogenomic investigation into the origin of metazoa.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Molecular biology and evolution

• Publication date

  2008-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/molbev/msn006PMID 18184723
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