31- Choanoflagellates
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We often think about animals as an insular group. However, as with any genetic grouping, animals do have close relatives. On the show today, we discuss choanoflagellates- considered the closest relatives to animals today, and possibly a good candidate for what the common ancestor of all animals would have looked like. Sources for this episode: Campbell, N. A., Urry, L. A., Cain, M. L., Wasserman, S. A., Minorsky, P. V. and Reece, J. B. (2018), Biology: a global approach, 11th edition (Global Edition), Harlow, Pearson Education Limited. The Editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica (2021), Choanoflagellate (online) [Accessed 13/03/2021]. Holland, S. M., Encyclopaedia Britannica (2021), Ordovician Period (online) [Accessed 13/03/2021]. Marshall, M., New Scientist (2009), Timeline: The evolution of life (online) [Accessed 13/03/2021]. Philippe, H., et al. (2009), Phylogenomics Revives Traditional Views on Deep Animal Relationships. Current Biology 19: 706- 712.
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