Forward genetics for back-in-time questions.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 25369637.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.05218 and PMC identifier 4219179.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
A genetic screen has revealed one of the molecules that allow choanoflagellates, the closest unicellular relative of animals, to form colonies, which could help researchers to answer questions about the earliest days of animal evolution.
Medical subject headings
- Choanoflagellata
- Genetics