gb-2005-6-11-356 GBJ Paper report <p>Articles selected by Faculty <it>of </it><b> 1000</b> Biology: from an RNA to a DNA world; sex chromosome evolution; vertebrate whole-genome duplication; U5 snRNA variants in <it>Drosophila</it>; human influenza A virus variation</p> Genome Biology 1465-6906 2005 6 11 356 http://genomebiology.com/2005/6/11/356/ 10.1186/gb-2005-6-11-356 24 10 2005 2005 BioMed Central Ltd

From an RNA to a DNA world; sex chromosome evolution; vertebrate whole-genome duplication; U5 snRNA variants in Drosophila; human influenza A virus variation

A selection of evaluations from Faculty of 1000 Biology covering the transition from an RNA to a DNA world; sex chromosome evolution; vertebrate whole-genome duplication; U5 snRNA variants in Drosophila; human influenza A virus variation.

Summary

A selection of evaluations from Faculty of 1000 Biology covering the transition from an RNA to a DNA world; sex chromosome evolution; vertebrate whole-genome duplication; U5 snRNA variants in Drosophila; human influenza A virus variation.

 Microbiology and parasitology Genome studies Genetics

From an RNA to a DNA world

The two ages of the RNA world, and the transition to the DNA world: a story of viruses and cells. Forterre P. Biochimie 2005, 87:793-803.

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Sex chromosome evolution

Sex chromosome evolution: molecular aspects of Y-chromosome degeneration in Drosophila. Bachtrog D. Genome Res 2005, September 16.

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Vertebrate whole-genome duplication

Two rounds of whole genome duplication in the ancestral vertebrate. Dehal P, Boore JL. PLoS Biol 2005 3:e314.

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U5 snRNA variants in Drosophila

Identification and analysis of U5 snRNA variants in Drosophila. Chen L, Lullo DJ, Ma E, Celniker SE, Rio DC, Doudna JA. RNA 2005, 11:1473-1477.

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Human influenza A virus variation

Whole-genome analysis of human influenza A virus reveals multiple persistent lineages and reassortment among recent H3N2 viruses. Holmes EC, Ghedin E, Miller N, Taylor J, Bao Y, St George K, Grenfell BT, Salzberg SL, Fraser CM, Lipman DJ, Taubenberger JK. PLoS Biol 2005, 3:e300.

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