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Evolutionary Biology Nuclear Structure and Function

Nuclear structure and function, within evolutionary biology, concerns the organization of the cell nucleus and its genetic material and how these features and the proteins that maintain them have evolved across lineages. The nucleus houses the genome and the machinery for replication, transcription, and RNA processi…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 43× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2689-4602 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Nuclear structure and function, within evolutionary biology, concerns the organization of the cell nucleus and its genetic material and how these features and the proteins that maintain them have evolved across lineages. The nucleus houses the genome and the machinery for replication, transcription, and RNA processing, and the architecture of chromatin, the composition of nuclear proteins, and the arrangement of genes all bear on how genetic information is expressed and inherited. Studying these elements in an evolutionary frame links molecular organization to the broader processes of variation and descent. Comparative analysis of nuclear and nucleic-acid-associated proteins is a key approach, exemplified by phylogenetic study of RBM45, including its protein-domain conservation and gene architecture across metazoans, which shows how factors acting on RNA and the genome are conserved and modified through evolution. The field also connects to the regulatory genes that organize development, such as conserved Hox genes, and to the genetic basis of speciation explored through ontogenes and models of speciation in Drosophila. Unusual influences on genomes, including the interactions between natural nuclear reactors and microbial evolutionary processes, further illustrate how environmental and molecular factors shape genetic change. By relating the structure and function of the nucleus and its genome to evolutionary patterns, this area clarifies how the cellular basis of heredity underlies adaptation and the diversity of life.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Ontogenes and the Problem of Speciation

F Chadov BorisCorresponding author
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Department of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
Evolutionary Science Cited by 15 doi:10.14302/issn.2689-4602.jes-18-2431
2018

Evolution of the Concept of Evolution

Mikhailovsky GeorgeCorresponding author
Global Mind Share, Norfolk, VA, United States
Evolutionary Science doi:10.14302/issn.2689-4602.jes-18-2229

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 43 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Evolutionary Science (ISSN 2689-4602).

Journal editorial board
Maria Luisa Chiusano · Italy Adina-Elena Segneanu · Romania George Mikhailovsky · United States

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