Comparative analysis of multiple genomes in a phylogenetic framework dramatically improves
the precision and sensitivity of evolutionary inference, producing more robust results than …

We report here genome sequences and comparative analyses of three closely related
parasitoid wasps: Nasonia vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. longicornis. Parasitoids are important …

Since the divergence of humans and chimpanzees about 5 million years ago, these species
have undergone a remarkable evolution with drastic divergence in anatomy and cognitive …

Whole-genome sequencing projects are increasingly populating the tree of life and
characterizing biodiversity 1 , 2 , 3 – 4 . Sparse taxon sampling has previously been proposed to …

The availability of complete genome sequence from 12 Drosophila species presents the
opportunity to examine how natural selection has affected patterns of gene family evolution and …

Background Adult house flies, Musca domestica L., are mechanical vectors of more than 100
devastating diseases that have severe consequences for human and animal health. House …

The neutral theory of molecular evolution predicts that the amount of neutral polymorphisms
within a species will increase proportionally with the census population size (Nc). However, …

Several contributing factors have been implicated in evolutionary rate heterogeneity among
proteins, but their evolutionary mechanisms remain poorly characterized. The recently …

Protein machines are multi-subunit protein complexes that orchestrate highly regulated
biochemical tasks. An example is the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), a 13-…

A core question in evolutionary biology is whether convergent phenotypic evolution is
driven by convergent molecular changes in proteins or regulatory regions. We combined …