Mitochondrial chromosomes have diversified among eukaryotes and many different architectures and features are now acknowledged for this genome. Here we present the improved HERMES index, which can measure and quantify the amount of molecular change experienced by mitochondrial genomes. We test the improved approach with ten molecular phylogenetic studies based on complete mitochondrial genomes, representing six bilaterian Phyla. In most cases, HERMES analysis spotted out clades or single species with peculiar molecular synapomorphies, allowing to identify phylogenetic and ecological patterns. The software presented herein handles linear, circular, and multi-chromosome genomes, thus widening the HERMES scope to the complete eukaryotic domain.

Federico Plazzi, G.P. (2021). HERMES: an Improved Method to Test Mitochondrial Genome Molecular Synapomorphies among Clades. MITOCHONDRION, 58, 285-295 [10.1016/j.mito.2021.02.009].

HERMES: an Improved Method to Test Mitochondrial Genome Molecular Synapomorphies among Clades.

Federico Plazzi
Primo
;
Guglielmo Puccio
Secondo
;
Marco Passamonti
Ultimo
2021

Abstract

Mitochondrial chromosomes have diversified among eukaryotes and many different architectures and features are now acknowledged for this genome. Here we present the improved HERMES index, which can measure and quantify the amount of molecular change experienced by mitochondrial genomes. We test the improved approach with ten molecular phylogenetic studies based on complete mitochondrial genomes, representing six bilaterian Phyla. In most cases, HERMES analysis spotted out clades or single species with peculiar molecular synapomorphies, allowing to identify phylogenetic and ecological patterns. The software presented herein handles linear, circular, and multi-chromosome genomes, thus widening the HERMES scope to the complete eukaryotic domain.
2021
Federico Plazzi, G.P. (2021). HERMES: an Improved Method to Test Mitochondrial Genome Molecular Synapomorphies among Clades. MITOCHONDRION, 58, 285-295 [10.1016/j.mito.2021.02.009].
Federico Plazzi, Guglielmo Puccio, Marco Passamonti
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