Metabarcoding of the 18S rRNA gene to uncover new molecular biodiversity in Metazoa and unicellular Opisthokonta 

Sánchez Arroyo, Alicia (Date of defense: 2019-07-03)

One of the main evolutionary transitions is the origin of animal and fungal multicellularity from single-cell ancestors. To address this change, it is necessary to study the extant unicellular relatives of animals (Metazoa) ...