Evolution, Molecular

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The process of cumulative change at the level of DNA; RNA; and PROTEINS, over successive generations.

Descriptor ID	D019143
MeSH Number(s)	G05.045.250 G16.075.250
Concept/Terms	Evolution, Molecular Evolution, Molecular Genetic Evolution Evolution, Genetic Molecular Evolution

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Evolution, Molecular".

Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Biological Evolution [G05.045]
Evolution, Molecular [G05.045.250]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Biological Evolution [G16.075]
Evolution, Molecular [G16.075.250]

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Evolution, Molecular
Mutation Rate

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Bar chart showing 280 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	0	2
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	1	3
2000	3	1	4
2001	2	3	5
2002	5	2	7
2003	2	5	7
2004	3	8	11
2005	10	3	13
2006	13	12	25
2007	13	8	21
2008	1	4	5
2009	8	14	22
2010	6	10	16
2011	7	8	15
2012	5	5	10
2013	6	7	13
2014	5	7	12
2015	5	7	12
2016	5	9	14
2017	2	6	8
2018	8	7	15
2019	7	5	12
2020	3	2	5
2021	2	7	9
2022	0	3	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	0	3	3
2025	4	2	6

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Buontempo MJ, Lavretsky P, Rautsaw RM, McFarland LM, Rosales-Garc?a RA, Strickland JL, Borja M, Jones J, Chaparro RR, Bryson RW, Parkinson CL, Harvey MG. Evolutionary history of Ridge-nosed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus willardi): A specialized and diverse montane species. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2026 Apr; 217:108522.

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Pirillo E, Freenor V F, Wamba BEN, Bhatnagar S, Mondal T, Tushir-Singh J. An evolutionary T119R substitution in the macaque T-cell immunoreceptor TIGIT enables proteolytic shedding and reveals clinical antibody vulnerabilities. J Biol Chem. 2026 01; 302(1):110962.

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Haltom JA, Trovao NS, Guarnieri JW, Pan V, Singh U, Tsoy S, O'Leary CA, Bram Y, Widjaja GA, Cen Z, Meller R, Baylin SB, Moss WN, Nikolau BJ, Enguita FJ, Wallace DC, Beheshti A, Schwartz RE, Wurtele ES. Importance of De Novo Gene Evolution to Emerging Viral Threats: The ORF10 Strain-Restricted Orphan Gene of SARS-CoV-2 Promotes Pathogenesis. Mol Biol Evol. 2025 Oct 01; 42(10).

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Thavornwatanayong T, Wiantoro S, Kaczmarek ME, Kantorski M, Segovia E, Reyes K, Vuong BQ, Tsang SM. Comparative analysis of bat immunoglobulin constant regions identifies adaptations of bat immunity. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2025 Oct; 1552(1):239-248.

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Nanda V, Siess J, Jagilinki BP, Hazen RM, Kamerlin SCL, Koder R, Noy D, Silberg J, Tezcan FA, Ulijn R, Yee N, Falkowski P. On the emergence of metabolism: the evolution of proteins that powered life. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2025 Aug 07; 380(1931):20240090.

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Wamba BEN, Mondal T, Freenor V F, Shaheed M, Pang O, Bedinger D, Legembre P, Devel L, Bhatnagar S, Leiserowitz GS, Tushir-Singh J. Evolutionary regulation of human Fas ligand (CD95L) by plasmin in solid cancer immunotherapy. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 01; 16(1):5748.

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Naidu P, Holford M. Microscopic marvels: Decoding the role of micropeptides in innate immunity. Immunology. 2024 12; 173(4):605-621.

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Merondun J, Marques CI, Andrade P, Meshcheryagina S, Galv?n I, Afonso S, Alves JM, Ara?jo PM, Bachurin G, Balacco J, B?n M, Fedrigo O, Formenti G, Foss?y F, F?l?p A, Golovatin M, Granja S, Hewson C, Honza M, Howe K, Larson G, Marton A, Mosk?t C, Mountcastle J, Proch?zka P, Red'kin Y, Sims Y, ?ulc M, Tracey A, Wood JMD, Jarvis ED, Hauber ME, Carneiro M, Wolf JBW. Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in cuckoos. Sci Adv. 2024 04 26; 10(17):eadl5255.

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Benito JB, Porter ML, Niemiller ML. Comparative mitogenomic analysis of subterranean and surface amphipods (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with special reference to the family Crangonyctidae. BMC Genomics. 2024 Mar 20; 25(1):298.

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Palecanda S, Madrid E, Porter ML. Molecular Evolution of Malacostracan Short Wavelength Sensitive Opsins. J Mol Evol. 2023 12; 91(6):806-818.

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