Global Brassicaceae phylogeny based on filtering of 1,000-gene dataset
The mustard family (Brassicaceae) is a scientifically and economically important family,
containing the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and numerous crop species that feed …
containing the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and numerous crop species that feed …
Ancient origin and constrained evolution of the division and cell wall gene cluster in Bacteria
The division and cell wall (dcw) gene cluster in Bacteria comprises 17 genes encoding key
steps in peptidoglycan synthesis and cytokinesis. To understand the origin and evolution of …
steps in peptidoglycan synthesis and cytokinesis. To understand the origin and evolution of …
Diversity and compositional changes in the gut microbiota of wild and captive vertebrates: a meta-analysis
The gut microbiota is recognised as an essential asset for the normal functioning of animal
biology. When wild animals are moved into captivity, the modified environmental pressures …
biology. When wild animals are moved into captivity, the modified environmental pressures …
MEDICC2: whole-genome doubling aware copy-number phylogenies for cancer evolution
Aneuploidy, chromosomal instability, somatic copy-number alterations, and whole-genome
doubling (WGD) play key roles in cancer evolution and provide information for the complex …
doubling (WGD) play key roles in cancer evolution and provide information for the complex …
Inter-species gene flow drives ongoing evolution of Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) is an emerging cause of human
infection with invasive disease incidence and clinical manifestations comparable to the …
infection with invasive disease incidence and clinical manifestations comparable to the …
Erosion of heterogeneous rock drives diversification of Appalachian fishes
The high levels of biodiversity supported by mountains suggest a possible link between
geologic processes and biological evolution. Freshwater biodiversity is high not only in …
geologic processes and biological evolution. Freshwater biodiversity is high not only in …
Phosphonate production by marine microbes: exploring new sources and potential function
Phosphonates are organophosphorus metabolites with a characteristic CP bond. They are
ubiquitous in the marine environment, their degradation broadly supports ecosystem …
ubiquitous in the marine environment, their degradation broadly supports ecosystem …
Large-scale k-mer-based analysis of the informational properties of genomes, comparative genomics and taxonomy
Information theoretic approaches are ubiquitous and effective in a wide variety of
bioinformatics applications. In comparative genomics, alignment-free methods, based on …
bioinformatics applications. In comparative genomics, alignment-free methods, based on …
Phylogenomic analysis of the parrots of the world distinguishes artifactual from biological sources of gene tree discordance
Gene tree discordance is expected in phylogenomic trees and biological processes are
often invoked to explain it. However, heterogeneous levels of phylogenetic signal among …
often invoked to explain it. However, heterogeneous levels of phylogenetic signal among …
Handling logical character dependency in phylogenetic inference: extensive performance testing of assumptions and solutions using simulated and empirical data
TR Simões, OV Vernygora, BAS de Medeiros… - Systematic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Logical character dependency is a major conceptual and methodological problem in
phylogenetic inference of morphological data sets, as it violates the assumption of character …
phylogenetic inference of morphological data sets, as it violates the assumption of character …