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  • proper noun A taxonomic clade within the supergroup Bikonta — certain unicellular eukaryotes, excavates.

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  • Thus, we postulated lateral transfer of parasite DNA to the host genome The protozoa (Eukaryota, Excavata, Euglenozoa) of the Order Kinetoplastida include

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mariana M. Hecht et al. 2010

  • Thus, we postulated lateral transfer of parasite DNA to the host genome The protozoa (Eukaryota, Excavata, Euglenozoa) of the Order Kinetoplastida include

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mariana M. Hecht et al. 2010

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