BMC Evolutionary Biology

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Parallel evolution of histophagy in ciliates of the genus Tetrahymena

Michaela C Strüder-Kypke1*, André-Denis G Wright1,2, Cheryl A Jerome1,3 and Denis H Lynn1

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Zoology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada

2 CSIRO Livestock Industries, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia

3 Department of Botany, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada

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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2001, 1:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-1-5

Published: 9 October 2001

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Additional file 1:

Table 1: Base pair differences among small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences of the Tetrahymena species. Synapomorphies of the australis group are highlighted in boldface.

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Table 2: Kimura-2-parameter evolutionary distances (lower left triangle) and absolute base pair differences (upper right triangle) among small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences of Tetrahymena species.

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