Search for dissertations about: "gene family evolution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 104 swedish dissertations containing the words gene family evolution.

2. 1. Evolution of Vertebrate Endocrine and Neuronal Gene Families : Focus on Pituitary and Retina

   Author : Daniel Ocampo Daza; Dan Larhammar; Marc Robinson-Rechavi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : phylogenetics; evolution; molecular evolution; gene family evolution; genome duplication; gene duplication; oxytocin receptor; vasopressin receptor; visual opsin; transducin; growth hormone; prolactin; somatolactin; growth hormone receptor; prolactin receptor; somatostatin receptor; SSTR; IGFBP; evolution; molekylär evolution; fylogeni;

   Abstract : The duplication of genes followed by selection is perhaps the most prominent way in which molecular biological systems gain multiplicity, diversity and functional complexity in evolution. Whole genome duplications (WGDs) therefore have the potential of generating an extraordinary amount of evolutionary innovation. READ MORE

4. 2. Computational Problems in Modeling Evolution and Inferring Gene Families

   Author : Mehmood Alam Khan; Lars Arvestad; Jens Lagergren; Christophe Dessimoz; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Evolution; Phylogenetics; Lateral Gene Transfer; Gene Families; Clustering; Datalogi; Computer Science;

   Abstract : Over the last few decades, phylogenetics has emerged as a very promising field, facilitating a comparative framework to explain the genetic relationships among all the living organisms on earth. These genetic relationships are typically represented by a bifurcating phylogenetic tree — the tree of life. READ MORE

5. 3. Reconciling gene family evolution and species evolution

   Author : Joel Sjöstrand; Jens Lagergren; Nicolas Lartillot; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computational biology; Bioinformatics; Phylogenetics; Phylogenomics; Comparative genomics; Evolutionary biology; datalogi; Computer Science;

   Abstract : Species evolution can often be adequately described with a phylogenetic tree. Interestingly, this is the case also for the evolution of homologous genes; a gene in an ancestral species may – through gene duplication, gene loss, lateral gene transfer (LGT), and speciation events – give rise to a gene family distributed across contemporaneous species. READ MORE

6. 4. Functional Diversification among MADS-Box Genes and the Evolution of Conifer Seed Cone Development

   Author : Erika Groth; Peter Engström; Karolina Tandre; Tom Gerats; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; conifer; seed cone; evo-devo; morphology; plant development; plant evolution; gene family; gene evolution; AGAMOUS; MADS-box; transcription factor; Picea; Cryptomeria; Thujopsis; Juniperus; Biology; Biologi; Biologi med inriktning mot fysiologisk botanik; Biology with specialization in Physiological Botany;

   Abstract : MADS-box genes are important regulators of reproductive development in seed plants, including both flowering plants and conifers. In this thesis the evolution of the AGAMOUS subfamily of MADS-box genes, and what the ancestral function of this group of genes might have been in the early seed plants about 300 million years ago, was addressed by the discovery of two novel conifer genes, both basal to all previously known AGAMOUS subfamily genes. READ MORE

7. 5. The Gene Repertoire of G protein-coupled Receptors : New Genes, Phylogeny, and Evolution

   Author : Þóra Kristín Bjarnadóttir; Helgi B. Schiöth; Robert Fredriksson; Kurt Kristiansen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacology; Bioinformatics; Evolution; GPCR; Phylogeny; Farmakologi; Pharmacological research; Farmakologisk forskning;

   Abstract : The superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is one of the largest protein families of mammalian genomes and can be divided into five main families; Glutamate, Rhodopsin, Adhesion, Frizzled, and Secretin. GPCRs participate in most major physiological functions, contributing to the fact that they are important targets in drug discovery. READ MORE