All mammalian cone photopigments are derived from the operation of representatives from
two opsin gene families (SWS1 and LWS in marsupial and eutherian mammals; SWS2 and …

Pseudogenes are genomic remnants of ancient protein-coding genes which have lost their
coding potentials through evolution. Although broadly existed, pseudogenes used to be …

The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution
based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory …

Whole-genome duplication (WGD) results in new genomic resources that can be exploited
by evolution for rewiring genetic regulatory networks in organisms. In metazoans, WGD …

Background Pseudogenes are excellent markers for genome evolution, which are emerging
as crucial regulators of development and disease, especially cancer. However, systematic …

The human genome harbors 14,000 duplicated or retroposed pseudogenes. Given their
functionality as regulatory RNAs and low conservation, we hypothesized that pseudogenes …

In the framework of neutral theory of molecular evolution, genes specific to the development
and function of eyes in subterranean animals living in permanent darkness are expected to …

By definition, pseudogenes are relics of former genes that no longer possess biological
functions. Operationally, they are identified based on disruptions of open reading frames …

The salivary protein repertoire released by the herbivorous pest Tetranychus urticae is
assumed to hold keys to its success on diverse crops. We report on a spider mite–specific …

Mitochondrial genomes have maintained some bacterial features despite their residence
within eukaryotic cells for approximately two billion years. One of these features is the …