Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Evolution"
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Bamboozled! Systematic studies of the Keratoisididae (Octocorallia: Scleralcyonacea)
(NUI Galway, 2023-11-15)Deep-sea corals are globally distributed and form a three-dimensional habitat on the benthos which hosts a diverse invertebrate community. Despite this importance, a global lack of taxonomic expertise and low resolution ... -
Investigation of intron coevolution and the autoimmune potential of alternative splicing
(2016-07-20)Introns are non-coding intergenic sequences that are routinely excised from nascent pre-mRNA transcripts by a process known as splicing. Although they do not contribute directly to the protein-coding sequences of genes, ... -
Transcriptome analysis in Hydractinia echinata reveals species-specific and phylum-wide gene loss
(NUI Galway, 2018-05-04)The advances and subsequent widespread use of next-generation sequencing, in particular transcriptomics, has allowed biologists to approach questions and study many more powerful and previously underappreciated model animals ... -
The Wnt gene family in evolution and development: insights from Chilopoda
(2012-12-20)The importance of a relatively small number of highly conserved genes and signalling systems, which can be co-opted to many developmental functions over evolutionary time, is a central finding in the field of evolutionary ...