Evolutionary biology: The amphioxus unleashed

@article{Gee2008EvolutionaryBT,
  title={Evolutionary biology: The amphioxus unleashed},
  author={H. Gee},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2008},
  volume={453},
  pages={999-1000}
}
  • H. Gee
  • Published 2008
  • Medicine, Biology
  • Nature
The genome sequence of a species of amphioxus, an iconic organism in the history of evolutionary biology, opens up a fresh vista on the comparative investigation of chordates and vertebrates. 
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