Big Bang's research paper
Abstract of Big Bang's research paper
Major transitions in biological evolution show the same pattern of sudden emergence of diverse forms at a new level of complexity. The relationships between major groups
within an emergent new class of biological entities are hard to decipher and do not seem to fit the tree pattern that, following Darwin's original proposal, remains the dominant description of biological evolution. The cases in point include the origin of complex RNA molecules and protein folds; major groups of viruses; archaea and bacteria, and the principal lineages within each of these
prokaryotic domains; eukaryotic supergroups; and animal phyla. In each of these pivotal nexuses in
life's history, the principal "types" seem to appear rapidly and fully equipped with the signature features of the respective new level of biological organization.
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