Molecular Biology and Evolution

Original Articles:

Kai-Uwe Winter, Christof Weiser, Kerstin Kaufmann, Arend Bohne, Charlotte Kirchner, Akira Kanno, Heinz Saedler, and Günter Theißen

Evolution of Class B Floral Homeotic Proteins: Obligate Heterodimerization Originated from Homodimerization
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 587-596. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Randall L. Small and Jonathan F. Wendel

Differential Evolutionary Dynamics of Duplicated Paralogous Adh Loci in Allotetraploid Cotton (Gossypium)
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 597-607. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan-Manuel Iglesias, Reginald O. Morgan, Nancy A. Jenkins, Neal G. Copeland, Debra J. Gilbert, and Maria-Pilar Fernandez

Comparative Genetics and Evolution of Annexin A13 as the Founder Gene of Vertebrate Annexins
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 608-618. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William D. Burke, Harmit S. Malik, Stephen M. Rich, and Thomas H. Eickbush

Ancient Lineages of Non-LTR Retrotransposons in the Primitive Eukaryote, Giardia lamblia
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 619-630. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oriane Matte-Tailliez, Céline Brochier, Patrick Forterre, and Hervé Philippe

Archaeal Phylogeny Based on Ribosomal Proteins
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 631-639. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Masako Oda, Yoko Satta, Osamu Takenaka, and Naoyuki Takahata

Loss of Urate Oxidase Activity in Hominoids and its Evolutionary Implications
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 640-653. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [ ]  [Request Permissions]  

Esther Betrán, Wen Wang, Li Jin, and Manyuan Long

Evolution of the Phosphoglycerate mutase Processed Gene in Human and Chimpanzee Revealing the Origin of a New Primate Gene
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 654-663. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Serge Casaregola, Cécile Neuvéglise, Elisabeth Bon, and Claude Gaillardin

Ylli, a Non–LTR Retrotransposon L1 Family in the Dimorphic Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 664-677. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [sequence alignment for Figure 6]  [Request Permissions]  

Nobuyuki Inomata and Tsuneyuki Yamazaki

Nucleotide Variation of the Duplicated Amylase Genes in Drosophila kikkawai
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 678-688. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Helen Piontkivska, Alejandro P. Rooney, and Masatoshi Nei

Purifying Selection and Birth-and-death Evolution in the Histone H4 Gene Family
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 689-697. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

John P. Huelsenbeck

Testing a Covariotide Model of DNA Substitution
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 698-707. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Posada

Evaluation of Methods for Detecting Recombination from DNA Sequences: Empirical Data
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 708-717. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karen W. Barbour, Richard L. Goodwin, François Guillonneau, Yanping Wang, Heinz Baumann, and Franklin G. Berger

Functional Diversification During Evolution of the Murine ₁-Proteinase Inhibitor Family: Role of the Hypervariable Reactive Center Loop
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 718-727. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristian I. Castillo-Davis and Daniel L. Hartl

Genome Evolution and Developmental Constraint in Caenorhabditis elegans
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 728-735. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Junko Kusumi, Yoshihiko Tsumura, Hiroshi Yoshimaru, and Hidenori Tachida

Molecular Evolution of Nuclear Genes in Cupressacea, a Group of Conifer Trees
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 736-747. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael W. Gaunt and Michael A. Miles

An Insect Molecular Clock Dates the Origin of the Insects and Accords with Palaeontological and Biogeographic Landmarks
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 748-761. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher J. Winchell, Jack Sullivan, Christopher B. Cameron, Billie J. Swalla, and Jon Mallatt

Evaluating Hypotheses of Deuterostome Phylogeny and Chordate Evolution with New LSU and SSU Ribosomal DNA Data
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 762-776. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  [Request Permissions]  

Jeffrey D. Silberman, Alastair G. B. Simpson, Jaroslav Kulda, Ivan Cepicka, Vladimir Hampl, Patricia J. Johnson, and Andrew J. Roger

Retortamonad Flagellates are Closely Related to Diplomonads—Implications for the History of Mitochondrial Function in Eukaryote Evolution
Mol Biol Evol 2002 19: 777-786. [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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