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Using COI barcodes to identify forensically and medically important blowflies by NELSON, L. A., WALLMAN, J. F., DOWTON, M.

“…The utility of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) DNA barcodes for the identification of nine species of forensically important blowflies of the genus Chrysomya…”
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Association of a P2RX7 gene missense variant with brachycephalic dog breeds by Sophocleous, R. A., Sluyter, V., Curtis, B. L., Curtis, S. J., Jurak, L. M., Faulks, M., Spildrejorde, M., Gates, S., Proctor, E.‐J., Seavers, A., Watson, D., Kuit, T., Dowton, M., Stokes, L., Sluyter, R.

“…Summary Missense variants are associated with various phenotypic traits and disorders in dogs. The canine P2RX7 gene, coding the ATP‐gated P2X7 receptor ion…”
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Systematics, evolution, and biology of scelionid and platygastrid wasps by Austin, A.D, Johnson, N.F, Dowton, M

“…The Platygastroidea comprises two families of parasitoids, Scelionidae and Platygastridae, and nearly 4500 described species. They parasitize a diverse array…”
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Evolutionary dynamics of a mitochondrial rearrangement "hot spot" in the Hymenoptera by Dowton, M, Austin, A D

“…The arrangement of tRNA genes at the junction of the cytochrome oxidase II and ATPase 8 genes was examined across a broad range of Hymenoptera. Seven distinct…”
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Contrasting rates of mitochondrial molecular evolution in parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera by Castro, L R, Austin, A D, Dowton, M

“…We investigated the putative association between the parasitic lifestyle and an accelerated rate of mt genetic divergence, compositional bias, and gene…”
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Thermal attributes of Chrysomya species by Nelson, Leigh A, Dowton, M, Wallman, J.F

“…The correct identification of forensically important arthropods for post-mortem interval estimation is crucial, as the rate of larval development can vary…”
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Phylogenetic Relationships among the Microgastroid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Combined Analysis of 16S and 28S rDNA Genes and Morphological Data by Dowton, M., Austin, A.D.

“…Relationships among the microgastroid complex of braconid wasps were investigated using sequence data from the 16S mitochondrial rDNA and 28S (D2 expansion…”
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Molecular Phylogeny of the Insect Order Hymenoptera: Apocritan Relationships by Dowton, Mark, Austin, Andrew D.

“…Phylogenetic relationships among the major groups of hymenopteran insects were investigated by using comparative sequence information from the mitochondrial…”
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Two Distinct Genotypes of prtF2, Encoding a Fibronectin Binding Protein, and Evolution of the Gene Family in Streptococcus pyogenes by RAMACHANDRAN, V, MCARTHUR, J. D, BEHM, C. E, GUTZEIT, C, DOWTON, M, FAGAN, P. K, TOWERS, R, CURRIE, B, SRIPRAKASH, K. S, WALKER, M. J

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Identification of key components in the irreversibility of salmon calcitonin binding to calcitonin receptors by Hilton, JM, Dowton, M, Houssami, S, Sexton, PM

“…This study investigates the poor reversibility of salmon calcitonin (sCT) binding to rat and human calcitonin receptors. Efficacy of CT and analogue peptides…”
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Evolutionary relationships among the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) inferred from partial 16S rDNA gene sequences by Dowton, M., Austin, A. D., Antolin, M. F.

“…Phylogenetic relationships among the Braconidae were examined using homologous 16S rDNA gene sequence data. Analyses recovered the few well‐supported…”
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The evolution of strand-specific compositional bias. A case study in the Hymenopteran mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene by Dowton, M, Austin, A D

“…In the present study, we determined the individual nucleotide contents of a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene, homologous to nucleotides 13474-13895 of the…”
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Evidence for AT-transversion bias in wasp (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) mitochondrial genes and its implications for the origin of parasitism by Dowton, M. (The University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.), Austin, A.D

“…We inferred the incidence of nucleotide conversions in the COI and 16S rRNA mitochondrial genes of members of the Symphyta and basal Apocrita (Hymenoptera)…”
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Citation policy on sequences by Dowton, Mark

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Characterization of 67 Mitochondrial tRNA Gene Rearrangements in the Hymenoptera Suggests That Mitochondrial tRNA Gene Position Is Selectively Neutral by Dowton, Mark, Cameron, Stephen L., Dowavic, Jessica I., Austin, Andy D., Whiting, Michael F.

“…We present entire sequences of two hymenopteran mitochondrial genomes and the major portion of three others. We combined these data with nine previously…”
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Increased Congruence Does Not Necessarily Indicate Increased Phylogenetic Accuracy—The Behavior of the Incongruence Length Difference Test in Mixed-Model Analyses by Dowton, Mark, Austin, Andrew D.

“…Comprehensive phylogenetic analyses utilize data from distinct sources, including nuclear, mitochondrial, and plastid molecular sequences and morphology. Such…”
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The position of the Hymenoptera within the Holometabola as inferred from the mitochondrial genome of Perga condei (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Pergidae) by Castro, Lyda Raquel, Dowton, Mark

“…We sequenced most of the mitochondrial genome of the sawfly Perga condei (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Pergidae) and tested different models of phylogenetic…”
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Assessing the Relative Rate of (Mitochondrial) Genomic Change by Dowton, Mark

“…I report a framework for assessing whether one mitochondrial genome is significantly more rearranged than another. This relative rate of gene rearrangement…”
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Mitochondrial DNA recombination in a free-ranging Australian lizard by Ujvari, Beata, Dowton, Mark, Madsen, Thomas

“…Chlamydosaurus kingii…”
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Mitochondrial genomes of Vanhornia eucnemidarum (Apocrita: Vanhorniidae) and Primeuchroeus spp. (Aculeata: Chrysididae): Evidence of rearranged mitochondrial genomes within the Apocrita (Insecta: Hymenoptera) by Castro, Lyda Raquel, Ruberu, Kalani, Dowton, Mark

“…We sequenced most of the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of 2 apocritan taxa: Vanhornia eucnemidarum and Primeuchroeus spp. These mt genomes have similar nucleotide…”
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