Ciliate Genome Sequence Reveals Unique Features of a Model Eukaryote
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Ciliate Genome Sequence Reveals Unique Features of a Model Eukaryote
September 2006 | Volume 4 | Issue 9 | e304 One reason to sequence the genomes of non-human organisms is to better understand our similarities and differences. And, at fi rst sight, it is hard to imagine a eukaryote more different from humans than Tetrahymena thermophila. A relative of Paramecium, this single-celled creature has a strong but fl exible exterior covered with rows of cilia; but it ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Biology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1545-7885
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040304