Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals
- W. Murphy, E. Eizirik, W. Johnson, Ya Ping Zhang, O. Ryder, S. O’Brien
- Biology, Environmental ScienceNature
- 1 February 2001
The potential weaknesses of limited character and taxon sampling are addressed in a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of 64 species sampled across all extant orders of placental mammals, providing new insight into the pattern of the early placental mammal radiation.
Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg Extinction on Mammal Diversification
- R. Meredith, J. Janecka, W. Murphy
- Biology, Environmental ScienceScience
- 28 October 2011
Molecular phylogenetic analysis, calibrated with fossils, resolves the time frame of the mammalian radiation and diversification analyses suggest important roles for the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg mass extinction in opening up ecospace that promoted interordinal and intraordinal diversification, respectively.
Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds
- E. Jarvis, S. Mirarab, Guojie Zhang
- BiologyScience
- 12 December 2014
A genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves recovered a highly resolved tree that confirms previously controversial sister or close relationships and identifies the first divergence in Neoaves, two groups the authors named Passerea and Columbea.
Species conservation and systematics: the dilemma of subspecies
- O. Ryder
- Environmental Science
- 1 July 1986
Great ape genetic diversity and population history
- Javier Prado-Martinez, P. Sudmant, T. Marquès-Bonet
- BiologyNature
- 1 June 2013
This comprehensive catalogue of great ape genome diversity provides a framework for understanding evolution and a resource for more effective management of wild and captive great ape populations.
Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation
- Guojie Zhang, Cai Li, Jun Wang
- BiologyScience
- 12 December 2014
This work explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species representing all major extant clades to reveal that pan-avian genomic diversity covaries with adaptations to different lifestyles and convergent evolution of traits.
Macroevolutionary Dynamics and Historical Biogeography of Primate Diversification Inferred from a Species Supermatrix
- M. Springer, R. Meredith, W. Murphy
- Biology, Environmental SciencePLoS ONE
- 16 November 2012
A robust molecular phylogeny for 70 primate genera and 367 primate species is generated based on a concatenation of 69 nuclear gene segments and ten mitochondrial gene sequences, most of which were extracted from GenBank to find support for the hypothesis that the most recent common ancestor of living Primates resided in Asia.
Distribution of non-telomeric sites of the (TTAGGG)n telomeric sequence in vertebrate chromosomes
Possible relationships between the non-telomeric distribution of the (TTAGGG)n sequence and the process of karyotype evolution, during which these sites may provide potential new telomeres are discussed.
The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome
- Ruiqiang Li, Wei Fan, Jun Wang
- BiologyNature
- 21 January 2010
Using next-generation sequencing technology alone, a draft sequence of the giant panda genome is generated and assembled, indicating that its bamboo diet might be more dependent on its gut microbiome than its own genetic composition.
Genome Sequence, Comparative Analysis, and Population Genetics of the Domestic Horse
- C. Wade, E. Giulotto, K. Lindblad-Toh
- BiologyScience
- 6 November 2009
The analysis reveals an evolutionarily new centromere on equine chromosome 11 that displays properties of an immature but fully functioning Centromere and is devoid of centromeric satellite sequence, suggesting thatCentromeric function may arise before satellite repeat accumulation.
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