2004
Mitochondrial genome size variation in New World and Old World populations of Drosophila melanogaster
Townsend JP, Rand DM. Mitochondrial genome size variation in New World and Old World populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity 2004, 93: 98-103. PMID: 15138453, DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA, MitochondrialDrosophila melanogasterFemaleGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGenomeMutationRegression AnalysisConceptsMtDNA length variationNew World samplesDrosophila melanogasterFounder eventsMitochondrial genome size variationLength variationMtDNA length variantsGenome size variationDifferent mutational pressureOld World populationsD-loop regionNew World populationsMutation-selection dynamicsPatterns of variationLevel of heteroplasmyMitochondrial genomeRelaxed selectionMutational pressureControl regionGenetic variationRange expansionLength variantsMutational dynamicsNew WorldLinkage relationships
2000
Solvent Accessibility and Purifying Selection Within Proteins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica
Bustamante CD, Townsend JP, Hartl DL. Solvent Accessibility and Purifying Selection Within Proteins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2000, 17: 301-308. PMID: 10677853, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary structure elementsSolvent accessibilityEscherichia coliAmino acid sizeAmino acid polymorphismsSalmonella entericaPurifying selectionMolecular evolutionNeutral theoryProtein foldingPolymorphic sequence variationsSynonymous polymorphismSequence variationProtein structureAcid polymorphismsSecondary structureAmino acidsAcid sizePolymorphismProteinColiEntericaObserved variationSelectionFolding