1997
Synonymous substitution rates in Drosophila: Mitochondrial versus nuclear genes
Moriyama E, Powell J. Synonymous substitution rates in Drosophila: Mitochondrial versus nuclear genes. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1997, 45: 378-391. PMID: 9321417, DOI: 10.1007/pl00006243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynonymous substitution ratesHigher synonymous substitution ratesNuclear genesMitochondrial genesSubstitution ratesDivergence time estimatesBase composition biasNuclear genomeSynonymous ratesHeterogeneity of ratesRelated speciesCodon usageBase compositionComposition biasMutation rateGenesDrosophilaMtDNATime estimatesTurnover rateTransversionsGenomeSpeciesDivergenceSubstitution number
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 WorldGenome