Prokaryotic evolution and the tree of life are two different things

作者: Eric Bapteste , Maureen A O'Malley , Robert G Beiko , Marc Ereshefsky , J Peter Gogarten

DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-4-34

关键词: MonismNatural variationMulticellular organismProkaryotic cellsEcologyPhylogeneticsBiologyPopulation geneticsSystematicsEpistemologySingle model

摘要: Background The concept of a tree of life is prevalent in the evolutionary literature. It stems from attempting to obtain a grand unified natural system that reflects a recurrent process of …

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