Genomic mechanisms of sympatric ecological and sexual divergence in a model agricultural pest, the European corn borer.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2018.01.005
Abstract: The European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, is a model species for elucidating mechanisms underlying adaptively differentiated subpopulations in the face of reciprocal gene flow, and is a major pest of cultivated maize in North America… read more here.
Keywords: genomic mechanisms; corn borer; european corn; model ... See more keywords
Genomic mechanisms for the evolution of flightlessness in steamer ducks
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-02234-y
Abstract: The ability to fly has been lost in many groups of birds. A comparison of the wing structures and genomes of flighted and non-flighted species of steamer duck highlights a possible mechanism for the loss… read more here.
Keywords: mechanisms evolution; steamer ducks; evolution flightlessness; genomic mechanisms ... See more keywords
Genomic mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease
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DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12882
Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and, owing to its increasing prevalence, represents one of the leading public health problems in aging populations. The molecular causes underlying the onset and progression of… read more here.
Keywords: etiology; alzheimer disease; disease; pathology ... See more keywords