Ancient Microbial Evolution (IMAGE)

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution)

Ancient Microbial Evolution

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Phylogenetic tree diagrams form the basis of understanding microbial evolution. Long branches between the two domains in some trees may reflect a period of very rapid evolution, billions of years ago.

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Credit: S. Shiobara, S. McGlynn, ELSI, CC BY 4.0

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