The Origin of Eukaryote and Archaebacterial Cells

T. CAVALIER‐SMITH

Department of Biophysics, Cell and Molecular Biology, King's College London, 26‐29 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RL, United Kingdom

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First published: July 1987
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