Rodentia - Genetics
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Masticatory (;superfast') myosin heavy chain and embryonic/atrial myosin light chain 1 in rodent jaw-closing muscles.

30 Jul 2009 Masticatory myosin is widely expressed among several vertebrate classes. Generally, the expression of masticatory myosin has been associated with high bite force for a carnivorous feeding style (including capturing/restraining live prey), breaking ... Read more...

Recent and widespread rapid morphological change in rodents.

29 Jul 2009 In general, rapid morphological change in mammals has been infrequently documented. Examples that do exist are almost exclusively of rodents on islands. Such changes are usually attributed to selective release or founder events related to restricted ... Read more...

Population dynamics of two sympatric rodents in a variable environment: rainfall, resource availability, and predation.

29 Jun 2009 Precipitation plays an important role in the dynamics of species found in arid and semiarid environments. However, population fluctuations generally are driven by a combination of multiple factors whose relative contribution may vary through time ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Rodentia - Genetics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Masticatory (;superfast') myosin heavy chain and embryonic/atrial myosin light chain 1 in rodent jaw-closing muscles. 30 Jul 2009
• Recent and widespread rapid morphological change in rodents. 29 Jul 2009
• Population dynamics of two sympatric rodents in a variable environment: rainfall, resource availability, and predation. 29 Jun 2009
• Role of DNA methylation in the tissue-specific expression of the CYP17A1 gene for steroidogenesis in rodents. 27 Apr 2009
• Rodent phylogeny revised: analysis of six nuclear genes from all major rodent clades. 31 Mar 2009
• More radical amino acid replacements in primates than in rodents: support for the evolutionary role of effective population size. 26 Mar 2009
• Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic reconsideration of the subfamily Zapodinae (Rodentia: Dipodidae), with an emphasis on Chinese species. 17 Mar 2009
• The effect of transposable element insertions on gene expression evolution in rodents. 31 Jan 2009
• Cellular fatty acid uptake: a pathway under construction. 27 Jan 2009
• An expanded clade of rodent Trim5 genes. 13 Jan 2009
• Karyotypic and molecular polymorphisms in Ctenomys torquatus (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae): taxonomic considerations. 30 Dec 2008
• C-banded karyotype of Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) from Turkey (Mammalia: Rodentia). 30 Dec 2008
• Relatedness and social organization of coypus in the Argentinean pampas. 30 Dec 2008
• Suprafamilial relationships among Rodentia and the phylogenetic effect of removing fast-evolving nucleotides in mitochondrial, exon and intron fragments. 24 Nov 2008
• Characterization of the differentially methylated region of the Impact gene that exhibits Glires-specific imprinting. 11 Nov 2008
• [Evaluation of the gene encoding translation termination factor eRF3 as a possible phylogenetic marker] 30 Oct 2008
• Differential regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha1 and truncated PPARalpha2 as an adaptive response to fasting in the control of hepatic peroxisomal fatty acid beta-oxidation in the hibernating mammal. 21 Oct 2008
• Comparative proteomics reveals evidence for evolutionary diversification of rodent seminal fluid and its functional significance in sperm competition. 15 Oct 2008
• A Functional polymorphism under positive evolutionary selection in ADRB2 is associated with human intelligence with opposite effects in the young and the elderly. 13 Oct 2008
• Hantavirus evolution in relation to its rodent and insectivore hosts: no evidence for codivergence. 12 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Rodentia'

Definition: A mammalian order which consists of 29 families and many genera.

Descriptor UI: D012377

Alternative terms: Rodentia; Rodentias; Rodents; Rodent; Castor Beaver; Beavers; Beaver; Jerboas; Jerboa; Dipodidae; Capybaras; Capybara; Hydrochaeris; Hydrochaeri;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; psychology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.649.865;

History Note: 1982; use RODENTS 1963-1981

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics