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Researchers at Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KIZ, CAS) found that alternative splicing tends to diminish in the process of new gene origination.
Alternative splicing is a process that allows the production of a variety of different proteins from one gene only. And new gene origination is a fundamental process underlying evolution of biological diversity. Yet, th... more |
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A regional montane reserve system should cover the entire elevational gradient and multiple slopes, rather than only the montane crest, suggested WU Fei, a PhD candidate at Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
WU and his supervisors did point counts to sample bird communities in four elevational zones, on eastern and western slopes, during both the breeding and the non... more |
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Analysis discounts idea that hosts evolve to punish misbehaving symbionts
Applying employment contract theory to symbiosis, a new paper suggests mutually beneficial relationships are maintained by simple self-interest, with partners benefiting from healthy hosts much as employees benefit from robust employers. The new work discounts the theory that host species have evolved to promote symbi... more |
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| The Labeoninae is a subfamily of the family Cyprinidae, Order Cypriniformes. Except the typical common characters exhibited by the Cyprinidae, Labeoninae achieves the maximal diversity in lips and other structures around mouth among the Cyprinidae fishes. The phylogeny of the subfamily Labeoninae has remained as a controversial topic in years due to the insufficient samples. The early and recen... more |
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Researchers at the Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ)of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that the energy demand of animals influences the selection pressure on their mitochondrial-encoded proteins.
Mitochondria are regarded as the power plant of cells, which play critical roles not only in energy metabolism, but also in thermo-regulation. However, the relative importance of the two r... more |
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