After a long period of gradual evolution of protein domains, a period of explosive change (the "big bang")in protein domain complexity occurred at roughly the same time as the 3 taxonomic domains were undergoing rapid diversification. In which taxonomic domain was this diversification most extensive?

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After a long period of gradual evolution of protein domains, a period of explosive change (the "big bang")in protein domain complexity occurred at roughly the same time as the 3 taxonomic domains were undergoing rapid diversification.  In which taxonomic domain was this diversification most extensive?

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The diversification was most extensive in the Eukarya domain, which includes a wide range of complex organisms with diverse protein domains.

After a Long Period of Gradual Evolution of Protein Domains