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HSP70 phylogeny and the relationship between archaebacteria, eubacteria, and eukaryotes

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, L8N 3Z5, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Radhey S. Gupta & Bhag Singh

  2. Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, L8N 3Z5, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    G. Brian Golding

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Gupta, R.S., Golding, G.B. & Singh, B. HSP70 phylogeny and the relationship between archaebacteria, eubacteria, and eukaryotes. J Mol Evol 39, 537–540 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00173424

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