The Rooting of the Universal Tree of Life Is Not Reliable

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The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution

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Towards a natural system of organisms: proposal for the domains Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya.

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Cases in which Parsimony or Compatibility Methods will be Positively Misleading

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