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Selection-Driven Gene Loss in Bacteria
PLoS Genetics, 2012 Gene loss by deletion is a common evolutionary process in bacteria, as exemplified by bacteria with small genomes that have evolved from bacteria with larger genomes by reductive processes. The driving force(s) for genome reduction remains unclear, and here we examined the hypothesis that gene loss is selected because carriage of superfluous genes ...
Koskiniemi S +3 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of a hemiparasitic plant Tolypanthus maclurei (Loranthaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Parasitic plants often show changes in chloroplast genome size and gene content. Here we obtained the complete chloroplast genome of Tolypanthus maclurei, a hemiparasitic shrub of Loranthaceae, using genome skimming method. It is 123,581 bp in length and
Runxian Yu +4 more
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SK2 channels are required for function and long-term survival of efferent synapses on mammalian outer hair cells [PDF]
, 2009 Cochlear hair cells use SK2 currents to shape responses to cholinergic efferent feedback from the brain. Using SK2-/- mice, we demonstrate that, in addition to their previously defined role in modulating hair cell membrane potentials, SK2 channels are ...
Adelman, John P. +8 more
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Computation, 2014 Characterizing the mechanisms of duplicate gene retention using phylogenetic methods requires models that are consistent with different biological processes.
Ashley I. Teufel +4 more
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The labial gene is required to terminate proliferation of identified neuroblasts in postembryonic development of the Drosophila brain [PDF]
, 2012 The developing brain of Drosophila has become a useful model for studying the molecular genetic mechanisms that give rise to the complex neuronal arrays that characterize higher brains in other animals including mammals.
Bello, B. C., Kuert, P. A., Reichert, H.
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Extensive gene loss in the plastome of holoparasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (Orobanchaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 Extensive photosynthetic gene loss and rapid evolutionary rate occur in the plastomes of parasitic plants. The holoparasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa of Orobanchaceae is an important medicinal resources that are distributed in arid areas.
Wanqi Xu +7 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 The taxonomy and evolutionary history of Sophora L., a genus with high economic and medicinal value, remain uncertain due to the absence of genetic resource (especially in China) and low polymorphism of molecular markers.
Min Liao +5 more
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Gene–diet interaction and weight loss [PDF]
Current Opinion in Lipidology, 2014 The purpose of this review is to summarize recent advances in investigations of dietary factors, genetic factors, and their interactive effects on obesity and weight loss.Even with a tremendous body of research conducted, controversy still abounds regarding the relative effectiveness of various weight-loss diets.
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 Taxillus yadoriki (Loranthaceae) is a hemiparasitic evergreen shrub distributed in Korea and Japan. We report the complete chloroplast genome of T. yadoriki to provide insight into the phylogenetic relationship of Loranthaceae.
Won-Bum Cho +3 more
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Plant protein-coding gene families: Their origin and evolution
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Steady advances in genome sequencing methods have provided valuable insights into the evolutionary processes of several gene families in plants. At the core of plant biodiversity is an extensive genetic diversity with functional divergence and expansion ...
Yuanpeng Fang +8 more
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