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Homology : a personal view on some of the problems by FITCH, W. M

“…There are many problems relating to defining the terminology used to describe various biological relationships and getting agreement on which definitions are…”
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Positive selection on the H3 hemagglutinin gene of human influenza virus A by Bush, R M, Fitch, W M, Bender, C A, Cox, N J

“…The hemagglutinin (HA) gene of influenza viruses encodes the major surface antigen against which neutralizing antibodies are produced during infection or…”
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Predicting the Evolution of Human Influenza A by Bush, Robin M., Bender, Catherine A., Subbarao, Kanta, Cox, Nancy J., Fitch, Walter M.

“…Eighteen codons in the HA1 domain of the hemagglutinin genes of human influenza A subtype H3 appear to be under positive selection to change the amino acid…”
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Positive Darwinian Evolution in Human Influenza A Viruses by Fitch, Walter M., Josef M. E. Leiter, Li, Xingqiang, Palese, Peter

“…We earlier suggested that type A human influenza virus genes undergo positive Darwinian selection through immune surveillance. This requires more favorable…”
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Nucleotide sequence and genomic organization of feline immunodeficiency virus by Talbott, R.L. (University of California, Davis, CA), Sparger, E.E, Lovelace, K.M, Fitch, W.M, Pedersen, N.C, Luciw, P.A, Elder, J.H

“…An infectious molecular clone of the Petaluma strain of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) was isolated from a recombinant bacteriophage library containing…”
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Insertion Sequence-Related Genetic Variation in Resting Escherichia coli K-12 by Naas, T, Blot, M, Fitch, W. M, Arber, W

“…Bacterial subclones recovered from an old stab culture of Escherichia coli K-12 revealed a high degree of genetic diversity, which occurred in spite of a very…”
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Analysis of influenza A virus nucleoproteins for the assessment of molecular genetic mechanisms leading to new phylogenetic virus lineages by SCHOLTISSEK, C, LUDWIG, S, FITCH, W. M

“…The nucleoprotein (NP) gene of influenza A viruses is decisive for separating two large individually evolving reservoirs in birds and humans. A phylogenetic…”
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Degradation of Trichloroethylene by methanol-grown cultures of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b PP358 by Fitch, M.W. (University of Texas, Austin, TX.), Speitel, G.E. Jr, Georgiou, G

“…A soluble methane monooxygenase-constitutive mutant strain of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b, strain PP358, was grown with methanol as the carbon source, and…”
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Comparative analysis of multiple protein-sequence alignment methods by MCCLURE, M. A, VASI, T. K, FITCH, W. M

“…We have analyzed a total of 12 different global and local multiple protein-sequence alignment methods. The purpose of this study is to evaluate each method's…”
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Membrane process for biological treatment of contaminated gas streams by Ergas, Sarina J., Shumway, Leslee, Fitch, Mark W., Neemann, Jeffrey J.

“…A hollow fiber membrane bioreactor was investigated for control of air emissions of biodegradable volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In the membrane…”
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Phylogenetic relationship of the nonstructural (NS) genes of influenza A viruses by Ludwig, S, Schultz, U, Mandler, J, Fitch, W M, Scholtissek, C

“…Phylogenetic trees were constructed using 38 sequences of the A group and 10 sequences of the B group of the NS gene of influenza A viruses. Within the A group…”
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Myc and Max: Molecular Evolution of a Family of Proto-Oncogene Products and Their Dimerization Partner by Atchley, William R., Fitch, Walter M.

“…The myc gene family encodes a group of transcription factors that regulate cell proliferation and differentiation. These genes are widely studied because of…”
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European Swine Virus as a Possible Source for the Next Influenza Pandemic? by Ludwig, S., Stitz, L., Planz, O., Van, H., Fitch, W.M., Scholtissek, C.

“…According to phylogenetic data, about 100 years ago an avian influenza virus passed the species barrier (possibly first) to pigs and (possibly from there) to…”
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Phenotypic characterization of copper-resistant mutants of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b by FITCH, M. W, GRAHAM, D. W, ARNOLD, R. G, AGARWAL, S. K, PHELPS, P, SPEITEL, G. E, GEORGIOU, G

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Evidence from nuclear sequences that invariable sites should be considered when sequence divergence is calculated by SHOEMAKER, J. S, FITCH, W. M

“…It has long been known, from the distribution of multiple amino acid replacements, that not all amino acids of a sequence are replaceable. More recently, the…”
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Molecular Evolution of the MyoD Family of Transcription Factors by Atchley, W R, Fitch, W M, Bronner-Fraser, M

“…Myogenesis in skeletal muscle is a cascade of developmental events whose initiation involves the MyoD family of transcription factors. Evolutionary analyses of…”
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Genetics and the Origin of Species: An Introduction by Ayala, Francisco J., Fitch, Walter M.

“…Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975) was a key author of the Synthetic Theory of Evolution, also known as the Modern Synthesis of Evolutionary Theory, which…”
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Evolution of pig influenza viruses by Schultz, U, Fitch, W M, Ludwig, S, Mandler, J, Scholtissek, C

“…There is evidence that the nucleoprotein (NP) gene of the classical swine virus (A/Swine/1976/31) clusters with the early human strains at the nucleotide…”
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Uses for Evolutionary Trees by Fitch, Walter M.

“…The general impression of molecular evolution is often that one sequences a gene from a number of organisms and infers the evolutionary relations of the…”
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Influenza B virus evolution: co-circulating lineages and comparison of evolutionary pattern with those of influenza A and C viruses by Yamashita, M, Krystal, M, Fitch, W M, Palese, P

“…Sequence analyses and comparison of the genes coding for the nonstructural (NS) and hemagglutinin (HA) proteins of different influenza B viruses isolated…”
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