2009
Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Glaberman S, Moreno M, Caccone A. Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Developmental & Comparative Immunology 2009, 33: 939-947. PMID: 19454336, DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II B genesGalápagos marine iguanasB geneMarine iguanasMHC class II B genesAvian MHC evolutionInterlocus gene conversionAncestral locusEvolutionary forcesMHC evolutionBird speciesGene conversionGene groupsPositive selectionCDNA sequenceClass II genesLocus groupsVertebratesGenesMammalsShort tractsBeta 2 domainAdaptive immune systemMajor groupsSquamates
1990
Extreme 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
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