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(University of Oregon, 2011-12)The evolutionary history of protein families can be difficult to study because necessary ancestral molecules are often unavailable for direct observation. As an alternative, the field of computational phylogenetics has ...
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(University of Oregon, 2011-12)In seasonal environments, the ability to take advantage of the favorable seasons and avoid or mitigate the effects of the unfavorable ones is essential for organismal fitness. Many polar and temperate organisms use photoperiod ...
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(University of Oregon, 2009-12)This dissertation describes research to identify genes involved in specification, patterning and development of zebrafish primary motoneurons. We first examined the spatiotemporal expression patterns of retinoic acid and ...
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(University of Oregon, 2011-09)Improved understanding of pharyngeal arch (PA) patterning and morphogenesis can reveal critical insights into the origins of craniofacial diseases, such as Fraser syndrome. PAs contain mesenchymal condensations, which give ...
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(University of Oregon, 2009-12)Although outcrossing is the most widespread mating system among animals and plants, the reason for this prevalence is not fully understood. Evolutionary theory has classified the potential selective pressures driving the ...
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