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Annual Review of Microbiology

Volume 70, 2016

The Modern Synthesis in the Light of Microbial Genomics

Abstract

We review the theoretical implications of findings in genomics for evolutionary biology since the Modern Synthesis. We examine the ways in which microbial genomics has influenced our understanding of the last universal common ancestor, the tree of life, species, lineages, and evolutionary transitions. We conclude by advocating a piecemeal toolkit approach to evolutionary biology, in lieu of any grand unified theory updated to include microbial genomics.

Keyword(s): endosymbiosis, genomics, lateral gene transfer, microbiology, Modern Synthesis, tree of life
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