A Classification of Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors of Soybean by Karen A. Hudson, Matthew E. Hudson

“…These were classified with respect to their predicted DNA binding potential, intron/exon structure, and the phylogeny of the bHLH domain. Evidence is presented that the vast majority (281) of these 319 soybean bHLH genes are expressed at the mRNA level. …”
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DNA barcoding and antioxidant activity of Fritillaria karelinii (Fisch. ex D. Don) Baker from nature habitats of southeast Kazakhstan by A. Tursynbay, S. Jo, Z.Z. Karzhaubekova, N.G. Gemejiyeva, J.-H. Paik, A.G. Sankaybaeva, G.S. Mukan

“…The molecular phylogeny of Kazakhstan’s Fritillaria karelinii (Fisch. ex D. …”
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Heads up-Four Giraffa species have distinct cranial morphology. by Nikolaos Kargopoulos, Jesús Marugán-Lobón, Anusuya Chinsamy, Bernard R Agwanda, Michael Butler Brown, Stephanie Fennessy, Sara Ferguson, Rigardt Hoffman, Fredrick Lala, Arthur Muneza, Ogeto Mwebi, Moses Otiende, Alice Petzold, Sven Winter, Abdoul Razack Moussa Zabeirou, Julian Fennessy

“…Giraffe (Giraffa spp.) are among the most unique extant mammals in terms of anatomy, phylogeny, and ecology. However, aspects of their evolution, ontogeny, and taxonomy are unresolved, retaining lingering questions that are pivotal for their conservation. …”
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Phylogenetic and biomechanical influences in the structural pattern of the femoral diaphysis among catarrhines by Quentin Cosnefroy, François Marchal, Laurence Bellaiche, Robert Carlier, Cyrille Cazeau, Kathia Chaumoître, Franck Lamberton, Antoine Perrier, Jean-Christophe Theil, Gilles Berillon

“…In the latter, a hominoid-cercopithecoid partition supports previously reported influence of phylogeny rather than locomotor behaviors in shaping the structural properties of the femoral diaphysis. …”
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The genus Cortinarius should not (yet) be split by Brigida Gallone, Thomas W. Kuyper, Jorinde Nuytinck

“…Our analyses demonstrate that the Cortinarius phylogeny remains unresolved and the resulting phylogenomic hypotheses suffer from very short and unsupported branches in the backbone. …”
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Metagenome-guided culturomics for the targeted enrichment of gut microbes by Jeremy Armetta, Simone S. Li, Troels Holger Vaaben, Ruben Vazquez-Uribe, Morten O. A. Sommer

“…We also explore the impact of modifications on the composition of cultured communities and establish a link between medium preference and microbial phylogeny. Leveraging these insights, we demonstrate that combinations of media modifications can further enhance the targeted enrichment of taxa and metabolic functions, such as Collinsella aerofaciens, or strains harboring biochemical pathways involved in dopamine metabolism. …”
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Inferring the dynamics of diversification: a coalescent approach. by Hélène Morlon, Matthew D Potts, Joshua B Plotkin

“…Recent analyses of the fossil record and molecular phylogenies suggest that there are fundamental limits to biodiversity, possibly arising from constraints in the availability of space, resources, or ecological niches. …”
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From museum drawer to tree: Historical DNA phylogenomics clarifies the systematics of rare dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from museum collections. by Fernando Lopes, Nicole Gunter, Conrad P D T Gillett, Giulio Montanaro, Michele Rossini, Federica Losacco, Gimo M Daniel, Nicolas Straube, Sergei Tarasov

“…We obtained high-quality DNA from all studied specimens to enable the generation of a UCE-based dataset that revealed an insightful and well-supported phylogenetic tree of dung beetles. The resulting phylogeny propounded the reclassification of Onychothecus (previously incertae sedis) within the tribe Coprini. …”
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Evolutionary Pattern of Asian HIV-1 Subtype B from 1990 to 2007: In Silico Analysis Based on Envelop Protein by Sobia Kanwal, Tariq Mahmood

“…Construction of envelop protein phylogeny by using MEGA 5 exhibit the active mutation pattern, increase in potential N-glycosylation sites which were predicted by using online software SignalP-NN. …”
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“3D Cladistics”: a new perspective for phylogenetic analyses and a tool for citizen science by Márcia Venâncio, Carlos Antunes, Dimítri de Araújo Costa

“… This study uses the cladistics method, three-dimensional (3D) illustration, and its importance for scientific communication in referring to phylogeny study. Since morphological cladistics presently is less used, we intend to innovate this analysis, so it becomes more perceptible visually, which may awaken interest in phylogenetic studies. …”
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Molecular systematics of Keratinophyton: the inclusion of species formerly referred to Chrysosporium and description of four new species by Roman Labuda, Andreas Bernreiter, Doris Hochenauer, Alena Kubátová, Hazal Kandemir, Christoph Schüller

“…The new taxa are well supported by phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) region, the combined data analysis of ITS and the nuclear large subunit (LSU) rDNA, and their phenotype. Based on ITS phylogeny, within the Keratinophyton clade, K. lemmensii is clustered with K. durum, K. hubeiense, K. submersum, and K. siglerae, while K. gollerae, K. straussii and K. wagneri are resolved in a separate terminal cluster. …”
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Genetic Diversity in Passiflora Species Assessed by Morphological and ITS Sequence Analysis by Shiamala Devi Ramaiya, Japar Sidik Bujang, Muta Harah Zakaria

“…This study used morphological characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA to investigate the phylogeny of Passiflora species. The samples were collected from various regions of East Malaysia, and discriminant function analysis based on linear combinations of morphological variables was used to classify the Passiflora species. …”
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Nature of viruses and the radical change in viral taxonomy by V. V. Makarov, L. P. Buchatsky

“…Changes in the rank hierarchy are based on the evolution of the recognition of virus taxa over time, from a traditional phenotype-based characterization process to a multistage process that includes comparative sequence analyses of conserved genes and proteins, including gene phylogeny, gene synteny and shared gene content. The ICTV, that oversees the official classification of viruses and nomenclature of taxa, accepts possible non-hierarchical classifications of viruses beyond taxonomic attribution. …”
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New subgenera of Ellipteroides Becker (Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) and their phylogenetic implications by Iwona Kania-Kłosok, Daubian Santos, Katarzyna Kopeć, Wiesław Krzemiński

“…The new discovery adds to the knowledge of the crane flies’ history evolution, especially its Eocene stage and new view on phylogeny within the genus Ellipteroides. A phylogenetic analysis was carried out and we propose a new classification within the genus Ellipteroides. …”
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Role of Chromosome Changes in Evolution and Diversity by Kornsorn Srikulnath, Watcharaporn Thapana, Narongrit Muangmai

“…This agreed with molecular phylogeny that suggested a highly recent radiation of Crocodylus species. …”
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Assembly and characterization of the complete mitogenome of Bauhinia purpurea (Leguminosae) by Siqi Xie, Yong Chen, Danjing Zheng, Shukai Luo, Shiyuan Meng, Yan Zhong

“…Abstract Objective Mitochondrial genome sequences are very useful for understanding the mitogenome evolution itself and reconstructing phylogeny of different plant lineages. Bauhinia purpurea, a species from the legume family Leguminosae, is widely distributed in South China and has high ornamental value. …”
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Comparative genomic study of the Penicillium genus elucidates a diverse pangenome and 15 lateral gene transfer events by Celine Petersen, Trine Sørensen, Mikkel R. Nielsen, Teis E. Sondergaard, Jens L. Sørensen, David A. Fitzpatrick, Jens C. Frisvad, Kåre L. Nielsen

“…In this study, we sequenced 93 Penicillium isolates and, together with eleven published genomes that hold similar assembly characteristics, we established a species phylogeny as well as defining a Penicillium pangenome. …”
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Insects’ RNA Profiling Reveals Absence of “Hidden Break” in 28S Ribosomal RNA Molecule of Onion Thrips, Thrips tabaci by Rosaline Wanjiru Macharia, Fidelis Levi Ombura, Erick Onyango Aroko

“…Divergence of 28S rRNA sequences confirms variation of both size and composition of gap region among insect species. However, phylogeny reconstruction does not support speciation as a possible source of the hidden break in insect’s 28S rRNA. …”
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Nidoviruses associated with aquatic animals by L. P. Buchatsky, V. V. Makarov

“…Nidoviruses comprise the most complex grouping among other viruses with respect to their multiplicity, phylogeny, systematics, species identification, genetic relationships within a taxon, progressive variability. …”
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Meta-analyses of Culex blood-meals indicates strong regional effect on feeding patterns. by Jet S Griep, Eve Grant, Jack Pilgrim, Olena Riabinina, Matthew Baylis, Maya Wardeh, Marcus S C Blagrove

“…Our analysis showed that feeding patterns were not significantly explained by mosquito species-level phylogeny, indicating that external factors play an important role in determining mosquito feeding patterns. …”
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