The shared evolutionary capacities of plasmids and extrachromosomal DNA
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Genetic trade-offs in fertility and longevity explain the maintenance of disease-associated alleles in humans
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Gene ancestries reveal diverse microbial associations during eukaryogenesis
Data retrieval, curation and proteome database reconstructioneTOLDB construction To guide dataset selection and LECA reconstruction, we used the…
Distinct genetic architecture in the tails of complex traits
Data processingUKB genotype data The UKB is a prospective cohort study of approximately 500,000 participants recruited across the…
Adaptive cellular evolution in the intestine of hyperdiverse cichlid fishes
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Chromosomal fusions trigger rediploidization of autopolyploid genomes
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EBV strain interacts with host HLA to drive nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk
Study participants Participants from southern China were enrolled through two independent recruitments (sample sets 1 and 2). Participants…
Tumour promotion through the lens of evolution
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Gene conversion empowers natural selection in a clonal fish species
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Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits
Animal handling and maintenance The strains used in this study are shown in Supplementary Table 1. C. elegans…
Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes
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Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals
Kenrick, P., Wellman, C. H., Schneider, H. & Edgecombe, G. D. A timeline for terrestrialization: consequences for the…