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The Prokaryote-Eukaryote Dichotomy: Meanings and Mythology

Jan Sapp
Jan Sapp
Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.69.2.292-305.2005
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https://doi.org/10.1128/MMBR.69.2.292-305.2005
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  • Published online June 8, 2005.

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  1. Jan Sapp*
  1. Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • ↵* Mailing address: Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3. Phone: (416) 736-5243. Fax: (416) 736-5698. E-mail: jsapp{at}yorku.ca .

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