Tracing the History of Eukaryotic Cells: The Enigmatic Smile
- ISBN-10
- 0231075936
- ISBN-13
- 9780231075930
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Betsey Dexter Dyer
Description
This study draws evidence from the fossil record and from molecular biology to develop and support the theory that complex cells are symbiotic unions of bacterial cells.
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