2018
Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal development
Wang Z, Gudibanda A, Ugwuowo U, Trail F, Townsend J. Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal development. Fungal Biology Reviews 2018, 32: 249-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2018.02.001.ChaptersModel speciesFungal developmentGenome-wide gene expression dataEvolutionary developmental biologyEvo-devo researchGenome-wide analysisSystems biology strategiesGene expression dataEvolutionary genomicsSpecies phylogenyGenetic screenDevelopmental biologyDevelopmental traitsGene networksRegulatory networksFungal modelCell biologyModern biologyFossil recordKnockout strategiesDevelopmental processesMultiple speciesSystems biologyMolecular geneticsExpression data
2014
Phylogenetic informativeness reconciles ray-finned fish molecular divergence times
Dornburg A, Townsend JP, Friedman M, Near TJ. Phylogenetic informativeness reconciles ray-finned fish molecular divergence times. BMC Ecology And Evolution 2014, 14: 169. PMID: 25103329, PMCID: PMC4236503, DOI: 10.1186/s12862-014-0169-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular age estimatesMolecular divergence timesDivergence timesSequence dataMolecular divergence time estimationMitochondrial sequence dataPhylogenetic informativeness profilesDivergence time estimationRay-finned fishesTree of lifeMolecular clock methodsSubstitution rate heterogeneityMolecular clock modelBranch length estimatesPhylogenetic informativenessNuclear sequencesRecent divergenceMolecular clockIndividual genesPhylogenetic inferenceDNA sequence alignmentRate heterogeneityFossil recordSequence alignmentClock method