2001
Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Phylogenetic Relationships
GarcÃa B, Moriyama E, Powell J. Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Phylogenetic Relationships. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 675-683. PMID: 11580040, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial DNA sequencesPhylogenetic relationshipsDNA sequencesCytochrome oxidase I geneOxidase I geneCOI gene sequencesRibosomal RNA genesSpecies of TriatominaeSpecies of TriatomaT. delponteiT. circummaculataRNA genesT. mazzottiiPhylogenetic analysisGenus TriatomaMtDNA fragmentsGene sequencesMorphological charactersI geneRhodnius prolixus StÃ¥lSame genusPossible outgroupsT. platensisT. dimidiataT. sordida
1999
Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises
Caccone A, Gibbs J, Ketmaier V, Suatoni E, Powell J. Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 13223-13228. PMID: 10557302, PMCID: PMC23929, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGiant Galápagos tortoisesLonesome GeorgeGalápagos tortoisesDistinct genetic unitsMitochondrial DNA sequencesMainland South AmericaSouth AmericaEvolutionary relationshipsPhylogenetic reconstructionSeparate colonizationsSouthern subspeciesPinta IslandChaco tortoisesDNA sequencesGalápagos IslandsClosest livingG. chilensisGenetic unitsSubspeciesCharles DarwinTortoisesLarge islandsSan CristobalChilensisLast survivor
1995
Phylogeny of All Major Groups of Cetaceans Based on DNA Sequences from Three Mitochondrial Genes
Milinkovitch M, Meyer A, Powell. Phylogeny of All Major Groups of Cetaceans Based on DNA Sequences from Three Mitochondrial Genes. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1995, 12: 525. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaleen whalesSister speciesMitochondrial cytochrome b geneRiver dolphinsIndependent evolutionary historiesMitochondrial DNA dataCytochrome b geneMode of evolutionMolecular clock assumptionSperm whalesMajor groupsPhysiological innovationsCladogenetic eventsMitochondrial genesAmazon River dolphinMolecular phylogenyEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic positionTaxonomic subdivisionSuborder OdontocetiMolecular dataDNA sequencesB geneUnnatural grouping
1993
Conservation and change of the developmentally crucial fushi tarazu gene in Drosophila
Maier D, Sperlich D, Powell J. Conservation and change of the developmentally crucial fushi tarazu gene in Drosophila. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1993, 36: 315-326. PMID: 8100278, DOI: 10.1007/bf00182179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFushi tarazu geneMolecular developmental studiesLittle evolutionary conservationDNA sequence 5'Control elementsAntennapedia complexGenus DrosophilaFtz geneEvolutionary conservationMajor subgeneraGene homologsEvolutionary timeImportant DNA sequencesSequence conservationDevelopmental studiesDNA elementsEvolutionary changeDNA regionsDNA sequencesExonic sequencesProper regulationDrosophilaSequence 5GenesImportant sequences