Sibling species were first recognized by William Derham (1718)

First documentation of sibling cannibalism in a small passerine species

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The human pregnane X receptor (hPXR) is recognized as a xenobioticsensing nuclear receptor that transcriptionally regulates the gene expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters. Our study elucidates the mechanism by which the localization of hPXR is regulated through threonine-290. A phosphomimetic mutation at threonine-290 (T290D) retained hPXR in the cytoplasm of HepG2, HuH6, and...

Sibling Species Within Paramecium jenningsi Revealed by RAPD

The studies with application of the classical genetic method (strain crosses) and a molecular technique (RAPD-PCR fingerprinting, primer Ro 460-04) revealed the presence of separate sibling species within P. jenningsi. One of these is confined to six genetically related strains originating from Japan, separated from other group (results of strain crosses) and showing only one characteristic ban...

Sibling Species within Paramecium jenningsi Revealed by PCR-RFLP

Paramecium jenningsi Diller et Earl, 1958 is classified in the so-called “aurelia” subgroup. The original assumption of the monomorphic status of P. jenningsi (Sonneborn 1970) has been repeatedly challenged over the years with the application of increasingly sophisticated methods and knowledge of the geographic distribution of particular strains of this species. Investigations concerning geneti...

A first report of Anopheles funestus sibling species in western Kenya highlands.

Understanding disease vector composition is of priority in designing effective disease control programs. In integrated vector control management, understanding of disease vector species among species complexes simplifies priorities for effective control tools selection. This study identified members of the Anopheles funestus complex sampled in western Kenya from 2002 to 2011 from different bree...