The study of early eukaryote evolution has changed drastically, with firm ideas being revised or abandoned after more sophisticated analyses of molecular sequence data. Organelles, Genomes and Eukaryote Phylogeny reviews the field of "deep level" phylogenetic inference of eukaryotes, especially regarding the origin and evolution of eukaryotic cells and their organelles. By interpreting data from molecular and cell biology, genome sequencing with respect to eukaryogenesis, and endosymbiotic events leading to mitochondria and plastids, this book proves relevant to all postgraduates and professionals in molecular systematics, comparative genomics and cell biology.

An Overview on Eukaryote Origins and Evolution. Excavata and the Origin of Amitochondriate Eukaryotes. The Evolutionary History of Plastids. Chromalveolate Diversity and Cell Megaevolution. Origin and Evolution of Animals, Fungi and their Unicellular Allies. Pitfalls in Tree Reconstruction and the Phylogeny of Eukaryotes. The Importance of Evolutionary Biology to the Analysis of Genome Data. Eukaryotic Phylogenyin the age of Genomics. Genome Phylogenies. Genomics of Microbial Parasites. Evolutionary Contribution of Plastid genes to Plant Nuclear Genomes and its Effects on the Composition of the Proteomes of all Cellular Compartments. Protein Translocation Machinery in Chloroplasts and Mitochondria. Mitosomes, Hydrogenosomes and Mitochondria. Eukaryotic Cell Evolution from a Comparative Genomic Perspective. The Membranome and Membrane Heredity in Development and Evolution. Epigenetic Inheritance and Evolutionary Adaptation