The landscape of genetic content in the gut and oral human microbiome
Despite substantial interest in the species diversity of the human microbiome and its role in
disease, the scale of its genetic diversity, which is fundamental to deciphering human …
disease, the scale of its genetic diversity, which is fundamental to deciphering human …
Complete vertebrate mitogenomes reveal widespread repeats and gene duplications
Background Modern sequencing technologies should make the assembly of the relatively
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …
small mitochondrial genomes an easy undertaking. However, few tools exist that address …
[HTML][HTML] Ancient mitogenomes reveal the evolutionary history and biogeography of sloths
Living sloths represent two distinct lineages of small-sized mammals that independently
evolved arboreality from terrestrial ancestors. The six extant species are the survivors of an …
evolved arboreality from terrestrial ancestors. The six extant species are the survivors of an …
Palaeoproteomics resolves sloth relationships
The living tree sloths Choloepus and Bradypus are the only remaining members of Folivora,
a major xenarthran radiation that occupied a wide range of habitats in many parts of the …
a major xenarthran radiation that occupied a wide range of habitats in many parts of the …
Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models
Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Folivora) have been extensively studied in the
past few decades using maximum parsimony approaches. Recently, Bayesian phylogenetic …
past few decades using maximum parsimony approaches. Recently, Bayesian phylogenetic …
Digging for the spiny rat and hutia phylogeny using a gene capture approach, with the description of a new mammal subfamily
Next generation sequencing (NGS) and genomic database mining allow biologists to gather
and select large molecular datasets well suited to address phylogenomics and molecular …
and select large molecular datasets well suited to address phylogenomics and molecular …
Bayesian total-evidence dating revisits sloth phylogeny and biogeography: a cautionary tale on morphological clock analyses
Combining morphological and molecular characters through Bayesian total-evidence dating
allows inferring the phylogenetic and timescale framework of both extant and fossil taxa …
allows inferring the phylogenetic and timescale framework of both extant and fossil taxa …
Ecological selectivity and the evolution of mammalian substrate preference across the K–Pg boundary
Abstract The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction 66 million years ago was
characterized by a worldwide ecological catastrophe and rapid species turnover. Large …
characterized by a worldwide ecological catastrophe and rapid species turnover. Large …
Na+/Cl− cotransporter 2 is not fish-specific and is widely found in amphibians, non-avian reptiles, and select mammals
T Motoshima, A Nagashima, C Ota… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Solute carrier 12 (Slc12) is a family of electroneutral cation-coupled chloride (Cl−)
cotransporters. Na+/K+/2Cl−(Nkcc) and Na+/Cl− cotransporters (Ncc) belong to the …
cotransporters. Na+/K+/2Cl−(Nkcc) and Na+/Cl− cotransporters (Ncc) belong to the …
Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation
The recent influx of genomic data has provided greater insights into the molecular basis for
regressive evolution, or vestigialization, through gene loss and pseudogenization. As such …
regressive evolution, or vestigialization, through gene loss and pseudogenization. As such …