Selected reading: Genomic methods and observed archaeal cell behaviour.
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Where did complex cells come from?
Distinguish genomic observations from the inferred features of an ancestral host.
Ideas and questions
Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.
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The Energetics of Genome Complexity
Nick Lane · William Martin. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
Complex Archaea that Bridge the Gap Between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Anja Spang et al.. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
Isolation of an Archaeon at the Prokaryote–Eukaryote Interface
Hiroyuki Imachi et al.. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
Archaea and the Origin of Eukaryotes
Laura Eme et al.. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.
The Origin and Diversification of Mitochondria
Andrew J. Roger et al.. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.