J. M. Cock

The paper examines gene expression changes during transitions to co-sexuality in brown algae, finding convergent expression shifts driven by selection.

The paper identifies a partially sex-reversed giant kelp strain, revealing transcriptional changes and gene expression patterns associated with sexual differentiation in a UV sexual system.

This study identifies chromatin state changes associated with sexual differentiation in the brown alga Ectocarpus using UV sex chromosomes.

This study examines the evolution of life cycle and reproductive traits in brown algae, finding diploid growth may evolve due to mutation complementation and haploid sex determination is ancestral.

The paper identifies the genetic basis of parthenogenesis in Ectocarpus, showing the sex locus and two autosomal loci regulate asexual reproduction and reveal fitness trade-offs between haploid and diploid stages.

The paper examines generation-biased gene expression in brown algae, finding high turnover rates and distinct evolutionary patterns between gametophyte and sporophyte genes.