Life on Earth 005 - Archaea

In this video Paul Andersen describes the defining characteristics of members in the domain archaebacteria. He starts with a brief description of the phylogeny of this group. He then describes the major characteristics on an archaea, such as differences in the phospholipids. He explains how they reproduce through binary fission and finishes with a discussion of archaebacteria diversity.

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