2001
Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Phylogenetic Relationships
García 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 StålSame genusPossible outgroupsT. platensisT. dimidiataT. sordida
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
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