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The tree shows ancestral points of origin (mammals, tetrapods, vertebrates, chordates and animals) for the human and mouse tetraspanins (modified from Garcia-Espana et al, 2008 (18). Human and mouse intron origins are indicated by arrows. The phylogenetic tree is based on our best recent understanding of relationships of major taxonomic groups.
