choanoflagellate

The emergent complexity of this circuitry inside the choanoflagellate remains mysterious, as it is not clear why such a simple life form needs it.

Biomolecular Networks 2009

Many species of choanoflagellate live a colonial existence (though they all live solitary during some stages of their life cycle).

Biomolecular Networks 2009

Recently, the choanoflagellate genome has been sequenced.

2008 February - Telic Thoughts 2008

The choanoflagellate example also puts to rest a common criticism that was raised when I first began to propose front-loading.

An Animal Toolkit in a Single-Celled Organism 2008

Here is a single-celled organism that contains multiple genes previously thought to be unique to animals and such animal-like genes have persisted in the choanoflagellate lineage for hundreds of millions of years even though they are clearly not essential for unicellular life.

Bird Teeth 2008

By analyzing the recently-sequenced choanoflagellate genome, the researchers discovered another similarity between choanoflagellates and most metazoans – their genetic code caries the markers of three types of molecules that cells use to achieve phospho-tyrosine signaling proteins.

3….2….1…. 2008

Since then, the choanoflagellate lineage may have lost some essential genes needed to move toward metazoan evolution.

An Animal Toolkit in a Single-Celled Organism 2008

Recently, the choanoflagellate genome has been sequenced.

An Animal Toolkit in a Single-Celled Organism 2008

The choanoflagellate genome, like the genomes of many seemingly simple organisms sequenced in recent years, shows a surprising degree of complexity, King said.

An Animal Toolkit in a Single-Celled Organism 2008

New research into the choanoflagellate genome shows these ancient organisms have similar levels of proteins that cells in more complex organisms, including humans, use to communicate with each other. and:

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