Various canine breeds are remarkably different from each other not only in their sizes and
shapes but also in behavioral traits, suggesting that some of them are under genetic control. …

Felsenstein’s PHYLIP package of molecular phylogeny tools has been used globally since
1980. The programs are receiving renewed attention because of their character-based user …

Background A great amount of data has been accumulated on genetic variations in the
human genome, but we still do not know much about how the genetic variations affect gene …

It is unknown how very short introns (<65 nt; termed ‘ultra-short’ introns) could be spliced in
a massive spliceosome (>2.7MDa) without steric hindrance. By screening an annotated …

Simian T-cell leukemia viruses (STLVs) are the simian counterparts of human T-cell leukemia
viruses (HTLVs). A novel, divergent type of STLV (STLV-L) from captive baboons was …

The population genetic history of a 10.1-kbp noncoding region of the human X chromosome
was studied using the males of the HGDP-CEPH Human Genome Diversity Panel (672 …

… Shimada and Akila Mayeda conceived and designed the studies; Makoto K. Shimada
performed the database search and bioinformatic analysis; Noriko Sasaki-Haraguchi performed …

The chimpanzee populations of the Bossou and Nimba regions in West Africa were
genetically surveyed to 1) reveal the genetic relationship between the Bossou and Nimba …

… Shimada, Makoto K. Shimada, Makoto K.. <Note> A Survey of the Nimba Mountains,
West Africa from Three Routes: Confirmed New Habitat and Ant-Catching Wand Use of …

Creation of a vast variety of proteins is accomplished by genetic variation and a variety of
alternative splicing transcripts. Currently, however, the abundant available data on genetic …