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The evolutionary history of organisms is summarized in this chapter, starting from the origin of life. Evolution of the genetic code is discussed with reference to tRNAs, and estimation of the phylogenetic relationship of metabolic pathways before the diversification of prokaryotes and eukaryotes is given. The history of eukaryotes follows with special reference to multicellular lineages, finally reaching us human beings.
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Saitou, N. (2013). A Brief History of Life. In: Introduction to Evolutionary Genomics. Computational Biology, vol 17. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5304-7_6
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