2013
Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Ancient Canids Suggest a European Origin of Domestic Dogs
Thalmann O, Shapiro B, Cui P, Schuenemann VJ, Sawyer SK, Greenfield DL, Germonpré MB, Sablin MV, López-Giráldez F, Domingo-Roura X, Napierala H, Uerpmann HP, Loponte DM, Acosta AA, Giemsch L, Schmitz RW, Worthington B, Buikstra JE, Druzhkova A, Graphodatsky AS, Ovodov ND, Wahlberg N, Freedman AH, Schweizer RM, Koepfli K, Leonard JA, Meyer M, Krause J, Pääbo S, Green RE, Wayne RK. Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Ancient Canids Suggest a European Origin of Domestic Dogs. Science 2013, 342: 871-874. PMID: 24233726, DOI: 10.1126/science.1243650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, DomesticBase SequenceBreedingDogsEuropeGenome, MitochondrialMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyWolvesConceptsModern dogsMitochondrial genomeOnset of domesticationPrehistoric canidsAncient canidsComplete mitochondrial genomeModern canidsNew WorldDomestic dogsEast AsiaEuropean originDomestication processMolecular datingGenetic dataEuropeGenomeTemporal originCanidsDatingEurasiaCulminationSiberiaAsiaOriginDomestication
2007
High Incidence of Nonslippage Mechanisms Generating Variability and Complexity in Eurasian Badger Microsatellites
López-Giráldez F, Marmi J, Domingo-Roura X. High Incidence of Nonslippage Mechanisms Generating Variability and Complexity in Eurasian Badger Microsatellites. Journal Of Heredity 2007, 98: 620-628. PMID: 17728273, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esm068.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Mitochondrial DNA reveals a strong phylogeographic structure in the badger across Eurasia
MARMI J, LÓPEZ‐GIRÁLDEZ F, MACDONALD DW, CALAFELL F, ZHOLNEROVSKAYA E, DOMINGO‐ROURA X. Mitochondrial DNA reveals a strong phylogeographic structure in the badger across Eurasia. Molecular Ecology 2006, 15: 1007-1020. PMID: 16599963, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.02747.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogeographic groupsAsian badgersMitochondrial DNAMitochondrial DNA control regionStrong phylogeographic structureDNA control regionWidespread geographic rangeMedian-joining networkTamura-Nei modelEurasian badgerPhylogeographic structureGenetic structuringBiogeographic processesMolecular varianceGroups of populationsLarge geographic variabilityEvolutionary significanceMantel testEnd of PlioceneMolecular dataControl regionGenetic variationGeographic rangeMorphological charactersRate heterogeneity
2005
Phylogenetic inference and comparative evolution of a complex microsatellite and its flanking regions in carnivores
DOMINGO-ROURA X, LÓPEZ-GIRÁLDEZ F, SAEKI M, MARMI J. Phylogenetic inference and comparative evolution of a complex microsatellite and its flanking regions in carnivores. Genetics Research 2005, 85: 223-233. PMID: 16174341, DOI: 10.1017/s0016672305007512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic inferenceRepetitive motifsFlanking regionsBasal positionNon-coding lociAncestral DNA sequencesShort repetitive motifsHigh mutation rateRepeat additionDNA sequencesCarnivore phylogenyComplex microsatelliteMutational changesCarnivore speciesMutation rateMonotypic familyAilurus fulgensRed pandaMutational hotspotsTree topologyLociRepeat expansionComparative evolutionMeles melesDeletion