A eukaryote is any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus ... Lateral gene transfer between early microbial communities may have played a crucial role in shaping eukaryotic genomes, ...

Microsatellites are simple repetitive DNA sequences scattered throughout eukaryote genomes. In an Advanced Online Publication from Nature Genetics, Michele Morgante ...

Planctomycetes challenge our concept of the bacterial cell and of a prokaryote as a cell structure type, as well as our ideas about origins of the eukaryote nucleus. Planctomycetes Are Important ...