Vertebrates
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Comprehensive analysis of the pseudogenes of glycolytic enzymes in vertebrates: the anomalously high number of GAPDH pseudogenes highlights a recent burst of retrotrans-positional activity.

14 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Pseudogenes provide a record of the molecular evolution of genes. As glycolysis is such a highly conserved and fundamental metabolic pathway, the pseudogenes of glycolytic enzymes comprise a standardized genomic measuring stick and an ... Read more...

Taphonomic, avian, and small-vertebrate indicators of Ardipithecus ramidus habitat.

30 Sep 2009 Thousands of vertebrate specimens were systematically collected from the stratigraphic interval containing Ardipithecus ramidus. The carcasses of larger mammals were heavily ravaged by carnivores. Nearly 10,000 small-mammal remains appear to be ... Read more...

The geological, isotopic, botanical, invertebrate, and lower vertebrate surroundings of Ardipithecus ramidus.

30 Sep 2009 Sediments containing Ardipithecus ramidus were deposited 4.4 million years ago on an alluvial floodplain in Ethiopia's western Afar rift. The Lower Aramis Member hominid-bearing unit, now exposed across a > 9-kilometer structural arc, is sandwiched ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Vertebrates'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comprehensive analysis of the pseudogenes of glycolytic enzymes in vertebrates: the anomalously high number of GAPDH pseudogenes highlights a recent burst of retrotrans-positional activity. 14 Oct 2009
• Bushmeat hunting as climate threat. 14 Oct 2009
• Taphonomic, avian, and small-vertebrate indicators of Ardipithecus ramidus habitat. 30 Sep 2009
• The geological, isotopic, botanical, invertebrate, and lower vertebrate surroundings of Ardipithecus ramidus. 30 Sep 2009
• Fungicide risk assessment for aquatic ecosystems: importance of interspecific variation, toxic mode of action, and exposure regime. 29 Sep 2009
• Immune system: not so superior. 23 Sep 2009
• Modes and regulation of glial migration in vertebrates and invertebrates. 21 Sep 2009
• Developmental control of segment numbers in vertebrates. 13 Sep 2009
• Heterochrony in limb evolution: developmental mechanisms and natural selection. 13 Sep 2009
• The lateral somitic frontier in ontogeny and phylogeny. 13 Sep 2009
• Chordate roots of the vertebrate nervous system: expanding the molecular toolkit. 7 Sep 2009
• FoxO gene family evolution in vertebrates. 5 Sep 2009
• Elephant shark (Callorhinchus milii) provides insights into the evolution of Hox gene clusters in gnathostomes. Sep 2009
• Evolutionary changes to transthyretin: evolution of transthyretin biosynthesis. 31 Aug 2009
• Evolutionary changes to transthyretin: developmentally regulated and tissue-specific gene expression. 31 Aug 2009
• Evolutionary changes to transthyretin: structure and function of a transthyretin-like ancestral protein. 31 Aug 2009
• VISIONS: the art of science. 30 Aug 2009
• Characterization of Rictor phosphorylation sites reveals direct regulation of mTOR complex 2 by S6K1. 29 Aug 2009
• Controlling the number of tooth rows. 23 Aug 2009
• Multiple gains of spliceosomal introns in a superfamily of vertebrate protease inhibitor genes. 20 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Vertebrates'

Definition: Animals having a vertebral column, members of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Craniata comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

Descriptor UI: D014714

Alternative terms: Vertebrates; Vertebrate;

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

Tree Number: B01.150.900;

Online Note: pre-explosion = VERTEBRATES (PX)

Technical Notes: avoid: too general; prefer specific classes, orders, families & genera; IM; qualif permitted