Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been the workhorse of research in phylogeography for
almost two decades. However, concerns with basing evolutionary interpretations on mtDNA …

In eukaryotes, DNA is exchanged between endosymbiosis-derived compartments
(mitochondria and chloroplasts) and the nucleus. Organelle-to-nucleus DNA transfer …

Short DNA sequences from a standardized region of the genome provide a DNA barcode for
identifying species. Compiling a public library of DNA barcodes linked to named specimens …

Nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes (numts) are nonfunctional copies of mtDNA in the
nucleus that have been found in major clades of eukaryotic organisms. They can be easily …

We have analyzed gene regulation of the Lhc supergene family in poplar (Populus spp.) and
Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) using digital expression profiling. Multivariate analysis of …

Many steps in the evolution of cellular life are still mysterious. We suggest that the ribosome
may represent one important missing link between compositional (or metabolism-first), RNA …

In eukaryotes, nuclear genomes are subject to an influx of DNA from mitochondria and
plastids. The nuclear insertion of organellar sequences can occur during the illegitimate …

Abstract Knowledge of the evolutionary processes that shaped a biota is important for both
academic and conservation purposes. The objective of the present study is to analyse the …

Background DNA barcoding uses a 650 bp segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c
oxidase I (COI) gene as the basis for an identification system for members of the animal …

The available genome sequences of 4 insects (the fruit fly, the African malaria mosquito, the
flour beetle, and the honeybee) are used to compare the amount of mitochondrial DNA …