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Michael M. Miyamoto

Michael M. Miyamoto

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Biology and Biochemistry

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46
Citations
9310
World Ranking
18887
National Ranking
7713

Overview

Michael M. Miyamoto is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biological sciences, with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study for Michael M. Miyamoto include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, their contributions extend to several specialized subfields such as molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, sensory systems, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and nutrition and dietetics.

Michael M. Miyamoto's research covers various topics, highlighting the following key areas:

  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Viral infections and immunology research
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • Olfactory and sensory function studies
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Biochemical analysis and sensing techniques
  • Aquaculture nutrition and growth

Their published work includes recent papers such as:

  • "ADAR Editing in Viruses: An Evolutionary Force to Reckon with" (2021), published in Genome Biology and Evolution
  • "Balancing selection maintains ancient polymorphisms at conserved enhancers for the olfactory receptor genes of a Chinese marine fish" (2021), published in Molecular Ecology
  • "An amino acid polymorphism in the membrane progesterone receptor alpha protein is tied to female sexual maturity in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)" (2025), published in Gene

The venues where Michael M. Miyamoto frequently publishes include:

  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Gene

They have collaborated with several co-authors on their research projects. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Shaoxiong Ding
  • Helen Piontkivska
  • Benjamin Wales-McGrath
  • Marta L. Wayne
  • Qiaohong Liu

Best Publications

  • TESTING SPECIES PHYLOGENIES AND PHYLOGENETIC METHODS WITH CONGRUENCE

    Michael M. Miyamoto;Walter M. Fitch

  • Mutation rate variation in multicellular eukaryotes: causes and consequences

    Charles F Baer;Michael M Miyamoto;Dee R Denver

  • Discriminating between phylogenetic signal and random noise in DNA sequences

    David M. Hillis;Michael M. Miyamoto;Joel Cracraft

  • When are phylogeny estimates from molecular and morphological data incongruent

    David L. Swofford;Michael M. Miyamoto;Joel Cracraft

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of DNA Sequences

    Michael M. Miyamoto;Joel Cracraft

  • Phylogenetic relations of humans and African apes from DNA sequences in the psi eta-globin region

    Michael M. Miyamoto;Jerry L. Slightom;Jerry L. Slightom;Morris Goodman

  • Consensus cladograms and general classifications

    Michael M. Miyamoto

  • Molecular and morphological supertrees for eutherian (placental) mammals

    Fu-Guo Robert Liu;Michael M. Miyamoto;Nicole P. Freire;Phong Q. Ong

  • Phylogeography and population structure of the Atlantic and Mediterranean green turtle Chelonia mydas: a mitochondrial DNA control region sequence assessment

    S. E. Encalada;P. N. Lahanas;K. A. Bjorndal;A. B. Bolten

  • A three-stage colonization model for the peopling of the Americas.

    Andrew Kitchen;Michael M. Miyamoto;Connie J. Mulligan

  • DNA systematics and evolution of the artiodactyl family Bovidae.

    Marc W. Allard;Michael M. Miyamoto;Lianna Jarecki;Fred Kraus

  • Analysis of DNA sequence data: phylogenetic inference.

    David M. Hillis;Marc W. Allard;Michael M. Miyamoto

  • Support for Natal Homing in Green Turtles from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences

    Marc W. Allard;Michael M. Miyamoto;Karen A. Bjorndal;Alan B. Bolten

  • Biomolecular Systematics of Eutherian Mammals: Phylogenetic Patterns and Classification

    Michael M. Miyamoto;Morris Goodman

  • Rapid cladogenesis among the pecoran ruminants: Evidence from mitochondrial dna sequences

    Fred Kraus;Michael M. Miyamoto

  • Genetic composition of a green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) feeding ground population: evidence for multiple origins

    P. N. Lahanas;K. A. Bjorndal;A. B. Bolten;S. E. Encalada

  • Predicting functional divergence in protein evolution by site-specific rate shifts

    Eric A. Gaucher;Xun Gu;Michael M. Miyamoto;Steven A. Benner

  • Molecular systematics of higher primates: genealogical relations and classification

    Michael M. Miyamoto;Ben F. Koop;Jerry L. Slightom;Morris Goodman

  • A likelihood ratio test for evolutionary rate shifts and functional divergence among proteins

    Bjarne Knudsen;Michael M. Miyamoto

  • Updated three-stage model for the peopling of the Americas.

    Connie J. Mulligan;Andrew Kitchen;Michael M. Miyamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc W. Allard
Marc W. Allard US Food and Drug Administration
Morris Goodman
Morris Goodman Wayne State University
Fred Kraus
Fred Kraus University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alan B. Bolten
Alan B. Bolten University of Florida
Karen A. Bjorndal
Karen A. Bjorndal University of Florida
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Walter M. Fitch
Walter M. Fitch University of California, Irvine
Steven A. Benner
Steven A. Benner University of Florida
Brian W. Bowen
Brian W. Bowen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jerry L. Slightom
Jerry L. Slightom AureoGen Biosciences (United States)

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