Sexual Reproduction One Billion Years Ago

Petr N. Kolosov

Diamond and Precious Metal Geology Institute Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/nr.2013.45047                

Abstract

The facts regarding to the early stages of algae evolution in the Precambrian are very rare (more than 542 million years ago). In this paper, the author describes the first discovered evidence that the sexual reproduction process took place one billion years ago. As it is known, sexual reproduction led to the diversity of living organisms on the Earth, and in general, accelerated the evolution process.

Keywords

Microorganisms; Cyanobacteria; Algae; Cells; Sexual Reproduction; Evolution; Neoproterozoic; Siberia

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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