Browsing by Subject "evolution"
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Comparative analysis reveals chromosome number reductions in the evolution of African bermudagrass (Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy)
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2022-01-01)African bermudagrass (Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy) (2n = 2x = 18) belongs to the genus Cynodon, tribe Cynodonteae, subfamily Chloridoideae in the grass family Poaceae. The species is frequently crossed with common ... -
Defined interactions of protein kinases with Hsp90 and Cdc37
(2005-12)Scope and Method of Study: Protein kinases function to transduce the countless number of signals that allow a cell to grow and adapt to its environment. A significant number of protein kinases require assistance in being ... -
EVOLUTIONARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF THE VERTEBRATE NEURAL CREST: INSIGHTS FROM LAMPREYS INTO 500 MILLION YEARS OF VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION
(2020)Much of what distinguishes the vertebrates from their invertebrate relatives is a small group of embryonic cells known as the neural crest. In all vertebrate embryos the neural crest gives rise to a dazzling array of cell ... -
Genetic Determination Vs. Flexibility: How Plastic Are Behaviors and Underlying Physiological Mechanisms in a System of Locally Adapted Populations?
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)An important goal in evolutionary biology is to conceptually incorporate phenotypic plasticity into the framework of trait evolution. Here, I used a system of extremophile fish, Poecilia mexicana, locally adapted to all ... -
Genomic investigation of cnidarian toxin evolution
(2017-12)The phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish, hydras and anemones) was one of the earliest diverging animal groups and member species have simple, diffuse nervous systems. A trait unique to Cnidaria is specialized stinging cells ... -
Impact of Evolutionary Theory on College Students' Outlook-On-Life
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-05-01)The purpose of this study was to investigate from a social science perspective the extent to which students held a positive or negative outlook-on-life through the lens of the theory of evolution. The working concept of ... -
INTEGRATING GENOMIC, MORPHOLOGICAL, AND PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA TO UNRAVEL MACROEVOLUTIONARY DRIVERS OF MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN FISHES
(2024-05-10)Perhaps one of the most apparent, yet captivating, natural phenomena is the diversity of shape and form which has evolved on Earth. Morphological evolution is shaped by numerous factors across multiple biological scales, ... -
Tick genome assembled: New opportunities for research on tick-host-pathogen interactions
(Frontiers Media, 2016-09-15)As tick-borne diseases are on the rise, an international effort resulted in the sequence and assembly of the first genome of a tick vector. This result promotes research on comparative, functional and evolutionary genomics ...