What is Obazoa?

Q: What is Obazoa?


A: Obazoa is a clade, which is a group of plants or animals that share an ancestor.

Q: What is a Unikont?


A: A Unikont is one of the five superkingdoms in the classification of eukaryotes, and Obazoa is one of them.

Q: Which groups are included in Obazoa?


A: Obazoa is made up of Breviatea, Apusomonadida, and Opisthokonta.

Q: Does Obazoa include Amoebozoa?


A: No, Obazoa does not include Amoebozoa because that is a different clade.

Q: What is the connection between opisthokonts, breviates, and apusomonads?


A: The connections between opisthokonts, breviates, and apusomonads are not well known yet.

Q: Which group is considered the most basic of the three in Obazoa?


A: Probably the Breviatea are the most basic of the three groups.

Q: Do RNA phylogenies give much evidence that Obazoa is a clade?


A: No, RNA phylogenies (evolution clues) do not give much evidence that Obazoa is a clade, which could mean that it is from a very old ancestor with not many clues left.

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