Asgard archaea
= Asgard archaea
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<Asgard archaea> are an archaeal group important in studies of <eukaryotic> origins. Molecular comparisons connect their <genes> to the nuclear lineage of <eukaryotes>, rather than making modern <Asgard archaea> the direct ancestors of modern <animals> or <plants>. See the original analysis cited under <two-domain system>.