Molecular Biology and Evolution

Original Articles:

Nick Goldman and Simon Whelan

A Novel Use of Equilibrium Frequencies in Models of Sequence Evolution
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1821-1831. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brooke D. Peterson-Burch and Daniel F. Voytas

Genes of the Pseudoviridae (Ty1/copia Retrotransposons)
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1832-1845. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antony M. Dean, Claudia Neuhauser, Elise Grenier, and G. Brian Golding

The Pattern of Amino Acid Replacements in /ß-Barrels
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1846-1864. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Yoshiyuki Suzuki and Masatoshi Nei

Simulation Study of the Reliability and Robustness of the Statistical Methods for Detecting Positive Selection at Single Amino Acid Sites
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1865-1869. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarah Cohen

Strong Positive Selection and Habitat-Specific Amino Acid Substitution Patterns in Mhc from an Estuarine Fish Under Intense Pollution Stress
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1870-1880. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James A. Irving, Peter J. M. Steenbakkers, Arthur M. Lesk, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Robert N. Pike, and James C. Whisstock

Serpins in Prokaryotes
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1881-1890. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hisakazu Iwama and Takashi Gojobori

Identification of Neurotransmitter Receptor Genes Under Significantly Relaxed Selective Constraint by Orthologous Gene Comparisons Between Humans and Rodents
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1891-1901. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarah Doiron, Louis Bernatchez, and Pierre U. Blier

A Comparative Mitogenomic Analysis of the Potential Adaptive Value of Arctic Charr mtDNA Introgression in Brook Charr Populations (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchill)
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1902-1909. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arulvathani Arudchandran, Susana M. Cerritelli, Nathan J. Bowen, Xiongfong Chen, Michael W. Krause, and Robert J. Crouch

Multiple Ribonuclease H–Encoding Genes in the Caenorhabditis elegans Genome Contrasts with the Two Typical Ribonuclease H–Encoding Genes in the Human Genome
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1910-1919. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Ludovic Orlando, Dominique Bonjean, Herve Bocherens, Aurelie Thenot, Alain Argant, Marcel Otte, and Catherine Hänni

Ancient DNA and the Population Genetics of Cave Bears (Ursus spelaeus) Through Space and Time
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1920-1933. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Josette-Renée Landry, Arefeh Rouhi, Patrik Medstrand, and Dixie L. Mager

The Opitz Syndrome Gene Mid1 Is Transcribed from a Human Endogenous Retroviral Promoter
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1934-1942. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Scott M. Blankenship, Bernie May, and Dennis Hedgecock

Evolution of a Perfect Simple Sequence Repeat Locus in the Context of Its Flanking Sequence
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1943-1951. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vincent Ranwez and Olivier Gascuel

Improvement of Distance-Based Phylogenetic Methods by a Local Maximum Likelihood Approach Using Triplets
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1952-1963. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hidenori Nishihara, Yohey Terai, and Norihiro Okada

Characterization of Novel Alu- and tRNA-Related SINEs from the Tree Shrew and Evolutionary Implications of Their Origins
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1964-1972. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dara G. Torgerson, Rob J. Kulathinal, and Rama S. Singh

Mammalian Sperm Proteins Are Rapidly Evolving: Evidence of Positive Selection in Functionally Diverse Genes
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1973-1980. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jay F. Storz, Mark A. Beaumont, and Susan C. Alberts

Genetic Evidence for Long-Term Population Decline in a Savannah-Dwelling Primate: Inferences from a Hierarchical Bayesian Model
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1981-1990. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matthew V. Rockman and Gregory A. Wray

Abundant Raw Material for Cis-Regulatory Evolution in Humans
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 1991-2004. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Peter B. Marko

Fossil Calibration of Molecular Clocks and the Divergence Times of Geminate Species Pairs Separated by the Isthmus of Panama
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 2005-2021. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Eiji Yokoyama, Kenzo Yamagishi, and Akira Hara

Group-I Intron Containing a Putative Homing Endonuclease Gene in the Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA of Beauveria bassiana IFO 31676
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 2022-2025. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marjorie F. Oleksiak and Douglas L. Crawford

5' Genomic Structure of Human Sp3
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 2026-2029. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Helmi Kuittinen, David Salguero, and Montserrat Aguadé

Parallel Patterns of Sequence Variation Within and Between Populations at Three Loci of Arabidopsis thaliana
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 2030-2034. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Celine Poux, Teun van Rheede, Ole Madsen, and Wilfried W. de Jong

Sequence Gaps Join Mice and Men: Phylogenetic Evidence from Deletions in Two Proteins
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 2035-2037. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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