Brain evolution by brain pathway duplication
M Chakraborty, ED Jarvis - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the mechanisms of evolution of brain pathways for complex behaviours is
still in its infancy. Making further advances requires a deeper understanding of brain …
still in its infancy. Making further advances requires a deeper understanding of brain …
Models, algorithms and programs for phylogeny reconciliation
Gene sequences contain a gold mine of phylogenetic information. But unfortunately for
taxonomists this information does not only tell the story of the species from which it was …
taxonomists this information does not only tell the story of the species from which it was …
UniRef clusters: a comprehensive and scalable alternative for improving sequence similarity searches
Motivation: UniRef databases provide full-scale clustering of UniProtKB sequences and are
utilized for a broad range of applications, particularly similarity-based functional annotation …
utilized for a broad range of applications, particularly similarity-based functional annotation …
The Ecoresponsive Genome of Daphnia pulex
We describe the draft genome of the microcrustacean Daphnia pulex, which is only 200
megabases and contains at least 30,907 genes. The high gene count is a consequence of …
megabases and contains at least 30,907 genes. The high gene count is a consequence of …
Pluripotency and the origin of animal multicellularity
S Sogabe, WL Hatleberg, KM Kocot, TE Say, D Stoupin… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
A widely held—but rarely tested—hypothesis for the origin of animals is that they evolved
from a unicellular ancestor, with an apical cilium surrounded by a microvillar collar, that …
from a unicellular ancestor, with an apical cilium surrounded by a microvillar collar, that …
Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal core parasitism genes and suggest gene duplication and repurposing as sources of structural novelty
The origin of novel traits is recognized as an important process underlying many major
evolutionary radiations. We studied the genetic basis for the evolution of haustoria, the novel …
evolutionary radiations. We studied the genetic basis for the evolution of haustoria, the novel …
Extensive and continuous duplication facilitates rapid evolution and diversification of gene families
D Chang, TF Duda Jr - Molecular biology and evolution, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The origin of novel gene functions through gene duplication, mutation, and natural selection
represents one of the mechanisms by which organisms diversify and one of the possible …
represents one of the mechanisms by which organisms diversify and one of the possible …
Blue-light-receptive cryptochrome is expressed in a sponge eye lacking neurons and opsin
Many larval sponges possess pigment ring eyes that apparently mediate phototactic
swimming. Yet sponges are not known to possess nervous systems or opsin genes, so the …
swimming. Yet sponges are not known to possess nervous systems or opsin genes, so the …
Towards consensus gene ages
BJ Liebeskind, CD McWhite… - Genome biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Correctly estimating the age of a gene or gene family is important for a variety of fields,
including molecular evolution, comparative genomics, and phylogenetics, and increasingly …
including molecular evolution, comparative genomics, and phylogenetics, and increasingly …
Deep diversity: extensive variation in the components of complex visual systems across animals
Understanding the molecular underpinnings of the evolution of complex (multi-part) systems
is a fundamental topic in biology. One unanswered question is to what the extent do similar …
is a fundamental topic in biology. One unanswered question is to what the extent do similar …