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| In evolutionary studies, insertion and deletion events (indels) are of importance. Indels refers to the mutation class that includes both insertions, deletions, and the combination, thereof, including insertion and deletion events that may be separated by many years. But, attribute to its’ enormous potential in variation,including lack of functional constraints, a high substitution rate and le... more |
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| During the long way of evolution, one of the tremendous achievements of human being is the domestication of various animals and plants. These events have completely altered our life. Although we are benefiting from these creatures everyday, but for the majority of them, their underlying domestic mechanisms are still open to debate. For example, chicken is one of the most important poultry in ou... more |
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| Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert the light energy captured from the sun into chemical energy that can be used to fuel the organism's activities. During this process, the obligation of the Calvin cycle is to fix carbon. In eukaryotes, the reactions of Calvin cycle are catalyzed by 11 enzymes, while, in prokaryotes, this number has decreased into 10. The c... more |
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( Scomber japonicus by CHENG Qiqun, East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences)
As one of the most important and familiar food fishes, Scomber japonicus (Perciformes : Scombridae) are generally predators of the open ocean, and are found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters.It is widely distributed in the coastal areas of northwestern Pacific... more |
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As the basic units to carry heredity information of living organisms, the origins and functions of genes can be tracked back to the very beginning point of life on earth. So, when the genes which are 10 millions years old are still been considered young and new, you should not be surprised.
The new genes are not popped out in a random puff from nature. On the contrary, their débuts are the... more |
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