Browsing by Author "Picone, Barbara"

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    • The African Coelecanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution 

      Christoffels, Alan; Hesse, Uljana; Gamieldien, Junaid; Panji, Sumir; Picone, Barbara; Van Heusden, Peter (Macmillan Publishers, 2013)
      The discovery of a living coelacanth specimen in 1938 was remarkable, as this lineage of lobe-finned fish was thought to have become extinct 70 million years ago. The modern coelacanth looks remarkably similar to many of ...

    • Molecular evolution of key receptor genes in primates and non-human primates 

      Picone, Barbara; Christoffels, Alan (Science Publishing Group, 2014)
      African primates remain an unexplored source of information required to complete the origin and evolution of many human pathogens. Current studies have shown the importance of several receptor human genes implicated in ...

    • Taste and odorant receptors of the coelecanth- a gene repertoire in transition 

      Picone, Barbara; Hesse, Uljana; Panji, Sumir; Van Heusden, Peter; Jonas, Mario; Christoffels, Alan (Wiley, 2014)
      G-protein coupled chemosensory receptors (GPCR-CRs) aid in the perception of odors and tastes in vertebrates. So far, six GPCR-CR families have been identified that are conserved in most vertebrate species. Phylogenetic ...