Evolutionary patterns of the mitochondrial genome in Metazoa: exploring the role of mutation and selection in mitochondrial protein–coding genes

S Castellana, S Vicario… - Genome biology and …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
The mitochondrial genome is a fundamental component of the eukaryotic domain of life,
encoding for several important subunits of the respiratory chain, the main energy production …

The rate of adaptive evolution in animal mitochondria

JE James, G Piganeau, A Eyre‐Walker - Molecular ecology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
We have investigated whether there is adaptive evolution in mitochondrial DNA, using an
extensive data set containing over 500 animal species from a wide range of taxonomic …

Large variation in the ratio of mitochondrial to nuclear mutation rate across animals: implications for genetic diversity and the use of mitochondrial DNA as a molecular …

R Allio, S Donega, N Galtier… - Molecular biology and …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
It is commonly assumed that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) evolves at a faster rate than
nuclear DNA (nuDNA) in animals. This has contributed to the popularity of mtDNA as a …

Molecular evolution of a widely-adopted taxonomic marker (COI) across the animal tree of life

M Pentinsaari, H Salmela, M Mutanen, T Roslin - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
DNA barcodes are widely used for identification and discovery of species. While such use
draws on information at the DNA level, the current amassment of ca. 4.7 million COI …

Multiplex PCR assay for the detection of five meat species forbidden in Islamic foods

ME Ali, MA Razzak, SB Abd Hamid, MM Rahman… - Food chemistry, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Food falsification has direct impact on public health, religious faith, fair-trades and wildlife.
For the first time, here we described a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for the …

A mitochondrial genome phylogeny of voles and lemmings (Rodentia: Arvicolinae): Evolutionary and taxonomic implications

NI Abramson, SY Bodrov, OV Bondareva… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Arvicolinae is one of the most impressive placental radiations with over 150 extant and
numerous extinct species that emerged since the Miocene in the Northern Hemisphere. The …

Mitonuclear coevolution as the genesis of speciation and the mitochondrial DNA barcode gap

GE Hill - Ecology and evolution, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial genes are widely used in taxonomy and systematics because high mutation
rates lead to rapid sequence divergence and because such changes have long been …

Positive and purifying selection in mitochondrial genomes of a bird with mitonuclear discordance

HE Morales, A Pavlova, L Joseph… - Molecular …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Diversifying selection on metabolic pathways can reduce intraspecific gene flow and
promote population divergence. An opportunity to explore this arises from mitonuclear …

Evolution of the mitochondrial genome in mammals living at high altitude: new insights from a study of the tribe Caprini (Bovidae, Antilopinae)

A Hassanin, A Ropiquet, A Couloux… - Journal of molecular …, 2009‏ - Springer
Organisms living at high altitude are exposed to severe environmental stress associated
with decreased oxygen pressure, cold temperatures, increased levels of UV radiation, steep …

Establishing criteria for higher‐level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)

G Talavera, VA Lukhtanov, NE Pierce, R Vila - Cladistics, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Most taxonomists agree on the need to adapt current classifications to recognize
monophyletic units. However, delineations between higher taxonomic units can be based on …