2005
A cryptic taxon of Galpagos tortoise in conservation peril
Russello M, Glaberman S, Gibbs J, Marquez C, Powell J, Caccone A. A cryptic taxon of Galpagos tortoise in conservation peril. Biology Letters 2005, 1: 287-290. PMID: 17148189, PMCID: PMC1617146, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiological diversityFormal taxonomic designationGenetic divergenceGalápagos tortoisesAccurate taxonomyDistinct lineagesTaxonomic investigationGenetic divisionTaxonomic designationsSingle taxonGiant tortoisesBad taxonomyEvolutionary heritageNew taxonTaxaAccessible islandsTortoisesHuman intellectual historyDiversityConservationSanta CruzTaxonomyLineagesGalápagosOrganisms
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
1995
Drosophila Molecular Phylogenies and Their Uses
Powell J, DeSalle R. Drosophila Molecular Phylogenies and Their Uses. Evolutionary Biology 1995, 87-138. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1847-1_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMillions of speciesEvolutionary geneticsMolecular phylogenyDrosophila embryosResearch organismsGenome mappingExperimental organismsDrosophilaGenetic principlesMolecular biologySingle organismOrganismsBiological thinkingGeneticsBiologyDevelopmental studiesExtant todayCentral rolePhylogenyMajor roleBiologistsEmbryosSpeciesPlantsMajor advances