Mitochondrial-nuclear co-evolution and its effects on OXPHOS activity and regulation

D Bar-Yaacov, A Blumberg, D Mishmar - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2012 - Elsevier
Factors required for mitochondrial function are encoded both by the nuclear and
mitochondrial genomes. The order of magnitude higher mutation rate of animal …

Mito-nuclear co-evolution: the positive and negative sides of functional ancient mutations

L Levin, A Blumberg, G Barshad, D Mishmar - Frontiers in genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Most cell functions are carried out by interacting factors, thus underlying the functional
importance of genetic interactions between genes, termed epistasis. Epistasis could be …

Detecting hybridization between wild species and their domesticated relatives

E Randi - Molecular ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread occurrence of free‐ranging domestic or feral carnivores (dogs, cats) or
ungulates (pigs, goats), and massive releases of captive‐reproduced game stocks …

Comparison of evolutionary rates in the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene and control region and their implications for phylogeny of the Cobitoidea (Teleostei …

Q Tang, H Liu, R Mayden, B **ong - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2006 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region evolves faster than
protein encoding genes with few exceptions. In the present study, we sequenced the …

Structure and evolution of the avian mitochondrial control region

M Ruokonen, L Kvist - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2002 - Elsevier
The structural and evolutionary characteristics of the mitochondrial control region were
studied by using control region sequences of 68 avian species. The distribution of the …

Duplication and concerted evolution of the mitochondrial control region in the parrot genus Amazona

JR Eberhard, TF Wright… - Molecular biology and …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
We report a duplication and rearrangement of the mitochondrial genome involving the
control region of parrots in the genus Amazona. This rearrangement results in a gene order …

The Origin and Genetic Variation of Domestic Chickens with Special Reference to Junglefowls Gallus g. gallus and G. varius

H Sawai, HL Kim, K Kuno, S Suzuki, H Gotoh… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
It is postulated that chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) became domesticated from wild
junglefowls in Southeast Asia nearly 10,000 years ago. Based on 19 individual samples …

Rearrangement and evolution of mitochondrial genomes in parrots

JR Eberhard, TF Wright - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2016 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial genome rearrangements that result in control region duplication have been
described for a variety of birds, but the mechanisms leading to their appearance and …

Speciation in the highlands of Mexico: genetic and phenotypic divergence in the Mexican jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina)

JE McCormack, AT Peterson, E Bonaccorso… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The pine‐oak woodlands of the Mexican highlands harbour significant biological diversity,
yet little is known about the evolutionary history of organisms inhabiting this region. We …

Hybridisation with introduced chukars (Alectoris chukar) threatens the gene pool integrity of native rock (A. graeca) and red-legged (A. rufa) partridge populations

M Barilani, A Bernard-Laurent, N Mucci… - Biological …, 2007 - Elsevier
The decline of over-hunted red-legged (Alectoris rufa) and rock (A. graeca) partridge
populations has been contrasted with massive releases of captive-reared birds, often …