Molecular Biology and Evolution

Original Articles:

Chen Su, Viet Khong Nguyen, and Masatoshi Nei

Adaptive Evolution of Variable Region Genes Encoding an Unusual Type of Immunoglobulin in Camelids
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 205-215. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kevin J. Kolell and Douglas L. Crawford

Evolution of Sp Transcription Factors
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 216-222. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jake Baum, Ryk H. Ward, and David J. Conway

Natural Selection on the Erythrocyte Surface
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 223-229. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Rokyta, M. R. Badgett, I. J. Molineux, and J. J. Bull

Experimental Genomic Evolution: Extensive Compensation for Loss of DNA Ligase Activity in a Virus
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 230-238. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Replacement Figure 1]  [Request Permissions]  

Vassiliki Koufopanou, Matthew R. Goddard, and Austin Burt

Adaptation for Horizontal Transfer in a Homing Endonuclease
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 239-246. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Damian E. Dalle Nogare, Melody S. Clark, Greg Elgar, Ian G. Frame, and Russell T. M. Poulter

Xena, a Full-Length Basal Retroelement from Tetraodontid Fish
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 247-255. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zhenglong Gu, Andre Cavalcanti, Feng-Chi Chen, Peter Bouman, and Wen-Hsiung Li

Extent of Gene Duplication in the Genomes of Drosophila, Nematode, and Yeast
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 256-262. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diane L. Rowe and Rodney L. Honeycutt

Phylogenetic Relationships, Ecological Correlates, and Molecular Evolution Within the Cavioidea (Mammalia, Rodentia)
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 263-277. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Olivier Elemento, Olivier Gascuel, and Marie-Paule Lefranc

Reconstructing the Duplication History of Tandemly Repeated Genes
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 278-288. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jon Mallatt and Christopher J. Winchell

Testing the New Animal Phylogeny: First Use of Combined Large-Subunit and Small-Subunit rRNA Gene Sequences to Classify the Protostomes
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 289-301. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Lindell Bromham

Molecular Clocks in Reptiles: Life History Influences Rate of Molecular Evolution
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 302-309. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Lise Forget, Jana Ustinova, Zhang Wang, Volker A. R. Huss, and B. Franz Lang

Hyaloraphidium curvatum: A Linear Mitochondrial Genome, tRNA Editing, and an Evolutionary Link to Lower Fungi
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 310-319. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Glenn A. Maston and Maryellen Ruvolo

Chorionic Gonadotropin Has a Recent Origin Within Primates and an Evolutionary History of Selection
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 320-335. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Bret A. Payseur and Michael W. Nachman

Gene Density and Human Nucleotide Polymorphism
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 336-340. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nathan Lo, Maurizio Casiraghi, Emanuela Salati, Chiara Bazzocchi, and Claudio Bandi

How Many Wolbachia Supergroups Exist?
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 341-346. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cynthia Riginos, Kumar Sukhdeo, and Clifford W. Cunningham

Evidence for Selection at Multiple Allozyme Loci Across a Mussel Hybrid Zone
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 347-351. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

María Silvina Fornasari, Gustavo Parisi, and Julian Echave

Site-Specific Amino Acid Replacement Matrices from Structurally Constrained Protein Evolution Simulations
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 352-356. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isabelle Delisle and Curtis Strobeck

Conserved Primers for Rapid Sequencing of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome from Carnivores, Applied to Three Species of Bears
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 357-361. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jaroslaw Krzywinski and Nora J. Besansky

Frequent Intron Loss in the White Gene: A Cautionary Tale for Phylogeneticists
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 362-366. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

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