Molecular Biology and Evolution

Original Articles:

Pol-André Apoil, Francis Roubinet, Stéphanie Despiau, Rosella Mollicone, Rafael Oriol, and Antoine Blancher

Evolution of 2-Fucosyltransferase Genes in Primates: Relation Between an Intronic Alu-Y Element and Red Cell Expression of ABH Antigens
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 337-351. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Garcia-Vallvé, A. Romeu, and J. Palau

Horizontal Gene Transfer of Glycosyl Hydrolases of the Rumen Fungi
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 352-361. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rob Alba, Peter M. Kelmenson, Marie-Michèle Cordonnier-Pratt, and Lee H. Pratt

The Phytochrome Gene Family in Tomato and the Rapid Differential Evolution of this Family in Angiosperms
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 362-373. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Salemi, J. Desmyter, and A.-M. Vandamme

Tempo and Mode of Human and Simian T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV/STLV) Evolution Revealed by Analyses of Full-Genome Sequences
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 374-386. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanna D. Holbrook, Graeme M. Birdsey, Ziheng Yang, Michael W. Bruford, and Christopher J. Danpure

Molecular Adaptation of Alanine : Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Targeting in Primates
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 387-400. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olivier Gascuel

On the Optimization Principle in Phylogenetic Analysis and the Minimum-Evolution Criterion
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 401-405. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Douda Bensasson, De-Xing Zhang, and Godfrey M. Hewitt

Frequent Assimilation of Mitochondrial DNA by Grasshopper Nuclear Genomes
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 406-415. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Pilar Francino* and Howard Ochman

Strand Symmetry Around the ß-Globin Origin of Replication in Primates
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 416-422. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Posada, Keith A. Crandall, Man Nguyen, James C. Demma, and Raphael P. Viscidi

Population Genetics of the porB Gene of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Different Dynamics in Different Homology Groups
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 423-436. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frederick H. Sheldon, Clare E. Jones, and Kevin G. McCracken

Relative Patterns and Rates of Evolution in Heron Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 437-450. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marcel van Tuinen, Charles G. Sibley, and S. Blair Hedges

The Early History of Modern Birds Inferred from DNA Sequences of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Ribosomal Genes
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 451-457. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael E. Hellberg, Gary W. Moy, and Victor D. Vacquier

Positive Selection and Propeptide Repeats Promote Rapid Interspecific Divergence of a Gastropod Sperm Protein
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 458-466. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Emmanuelle Lerat, Christian Biémont, and Pierre Capy

Codon Usage and the Origin of P Elements
Mol Biol Evol 2000 17: 467-468. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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