title: Molecular evolution. Who are the parents of eukaryotes?
abstract: Phylogenetic analysis of heat shock protein 70 sequences suggests that the eukaryotic nuclear genome may be a hybrid, originating from the fusion of distinct prokaryotic cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins