1998
Gene length and codon usage bias in Drosophila melanogaster , Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli
Moriyama E, Powell J. Gene length and codon usage bias in Drosophila melanogaster , Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research 1998, 26: 3188-3193. PMID: 9628917, PMCID: PMC147681, DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.13.3188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCodon usage biasUsage biasGene lengthDrosophila melanogasterLong genesHigher codon usage biasRibosomal protein genesEscherichia coliSynonymous codon usage biasD. melanogasterTranslational selectionShort genesProtein geneTranslational efficiencyEukaryotesMelanogasterGenesExpression levelsSaccharomycesEffective numberColiProkaryotesCodonOrganismsProtein
1996
A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data.
Caccone A, Moriyama E, Gleason J, Nigro L, Powell J. A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1996, 13: 1224-1232. PMID: 8896375, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-DNA hybridization dataDNA sequence dataSequence dataD. sechelliaMelanogaster subgroupD. mauritianaHybridization dataNuclear DNA sequence dataPrevious DNA-DNA hybridization dataNew DNA sequence dataSerendipity alpha geneDrosophila melanogaster subgroupITS of rDNAD. simulansIsland speciesMolecular phylogenyDrosophila melanogasterPhylogenetic relationshipsSister statusIntraspecific polymorphismPhylogenetic standpointRelated speciesPhylogenetic inferenceMost speciesParallel evolution
1986
Rates of nucleotide substitution in Drosophila mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are similar.
Powell J, Caccone A, Amato G, Yoon C. Rates of nucleotide substitution in Drosophila mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA are similar. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 9090-9093. PMID: 3097641, PMCID: PMC387080, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.23.9090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear DNANucleotide substitutionsSingle-copy nuclear DNADrosophila mitochondrial DNADNA sequence dataMajority of DNADrosophila yakubaDrosophila melanogasterMitochondrial DNASequence dataBase pair mismatchesDNA hybridsDNAMitochondriaDNA hybridizationYakubaEukaryotesDrosophilaMelanogasterMtDNAsInvertebratesVertebratesChloroplastsMtDNAOrganelles