1990
EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS OF DNA DIVERGENCE IN THE DROSOPHILA OBSCURA GROUP
Goddard K, Caccone A, Powell J. EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS OF DNA DIVERGENCE IN THE DROSOPHILA OBSCURA GROUP. Evolution 1990, 44: 1656-1670. PMID: 28564311, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1990.tb03854.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrosophila obscura groupObscura groupOld World speciesWorld speciesDNA divergenceSingle-copy DNA divergencePartial reproductive isolationGroups of DrosophilaDNA-DNA hybridizationNew World speciesObscura subgroupMelanogaster subgroupAffinis subgroupNuclear genomeReproductive isolationChromosomal divergenceEvolutionary implicationsMonophyletic groupClassical systematicsRelated taxaMitochondrial DNASpeciesHybrid formationOld WorldGenomeExtreme rates and heterogeneity in insect DNA evolution
Caccone A, Powell J. Extreme rates and heterogeneity in insect DNA evolution. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1990, 30: 273-280. PMID: 2109089, DOI: 10.1007/bf02099997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-copy DNA divergenceDNA-DNA hybridization studiesSingle-copy DNAInsect genomesGenome evolutionDNA divergenceNuclear genomeDNA evolutionEvolutionary changeChromosomal similaritiesInterspecific hybridsMost vertebratesMorphological similarityGenomeIntronsHybridization studiesInsectsMammalsBirdsDNAExtreme variationVertebratesTaxaExonsSimilarity
1989
DNA DIVERGENCE AMONG HOMINOIDS
Caccone A, Powell J. DNA DIVERGENCE AMONG HOMINOIDS. Evolution 1989, 43: 925-942. PMID: 28564151, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1989.tb02540.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecies of chimpanzeeDNA divergenceSingle-copy DNA divergenceGood molecular clockDivergence of humansClosest extant relativesProtein-coding regionsDNA-DNA hybridizationPatterns of relatednessSpecies of gibbonsSumatra populationsMolecular evolutionMolecular clockExtant relativesIntraspecific variationMost speciesOld World monkeysExtant membersDifferent taxaPhylogenetic conclusionsBase compositionMolecular evidenceBase pair mismatchesSpeciesWorld monkeysIntraspecific and interspecific genetic variation in Drosophila
Powell J, Caccone A. Intraspecific and interspecific genetic variation in Drosophila. Genome 1989, 31: 233-238. PMID: 2591736, DOI: 10.1139/g89-040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-copy DNA divergenceDNA-DNA hybridizationDNA divergenceInterspecific genetic variationSpecies of DrosophilaSingle-copy DNANucleotide heterozygosityRate of divergenceChromosomal differentiationAccurate phylogeniesPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic affinitiesInterspecific hybridsGenetic variationInterspecific studiesTrue phylogenyGenetic variabilityDrosophilaEvolutionary testsPhylogenyDivergenceDNAHybridizationHigh information contentIntrons
1987
MOLECULAR EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN CAVE CRICKETS. II. DNA‐DNA HYBRIDIZATION
Caccone A, Powell J. MOLECULAR EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN CAVE CRICKETS. II. DNA‐DNA HYBRIDIZATION. Evolution 1987, 41: 1215-1238. PMID: 28563602, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1987.tb02462.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA-DNA hybridizationDNA divergenceCave cricketsSingle-copy DNA divergenceTotal single-copy DNAMolecular evolutionary divergenceLast common ancestorSingle-copy DNAProtein-coding regionsAllozyme variationEvolutionary divergenceCommon ancestorMolecular clockNei's DDNA dataClock hypothesisSea urchinsSame speciesPhylogenyFurther divergenceEuropean relativesDivergenceSpeciesSame populationHybridization