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M. Blaxter
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2018-2023 · peak 4/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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The genome of Litomosoides sigmodontis illuminates the origins of Y chromosomes in filarial nematodes
L. Stevens, M. Kieninger, B. Chan, J. M. D. Wood, P. Gonzalez de la Rosa, J. Allen, M. Blaxter
This study generates a chromosome-level genome of Litomosoides sigmodontis and shows that filarial Y chromosomes originated from unfused autosomes through X-autosome fusions, not from a neo-Y-linked sex-determining locus.
bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
Chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera
C. J. Wright, L. Stevens, A. Mackintosh, M. Lawniczak, M. Blaxter
The paper analyzes 210 lepidopteran genomes to show that chromosome diversity arises from 32 ancestral linkage groups, with eight lineages undergoing extensive reorganization.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2023Evolutionary Biology
Ancient diversity in host-parasite interaction genes in a model parasitic nematode
L. Stevens, I. Martinez-Ugalde, E. King, M. Wagah, D. Absolon, R. Bancroft, P. Gonzalez de la Rosa, J. L. Hall, M. Kieninger, A. Kloch, S. Pelan, E. Robertson, A. B. Pedersen, C. Abreu-Goodger, A. H. Buck, M. Blaxter
The paper sequenced genomes of two parasitic nematodes, found high genetic diversity in host-interaction genes, and suggests long-term balancing selection maintains this diversity.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2023Evolutionary Biology
Caenorhabditis nematodes colonize ephemeral resource patches in neotropical forests.
S. A. Sloat, L. M. Noble, A. B. Paaby, M. Bernstein, A. Chang, T. Kaur, J. Yuen, S. C. Tintori, J. L. Jackson, A. Martel, J. A. Salome Correa, L. Stevens, M. Blaxter, M. V. Rockman
The paper investigates Caenorhabditis nematode species composition and colonization dynamics in tropical forests, finding globally distributed androdiecious species dominate and colonization occurs via phoresy with low founder numbers.
bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2022Ecology
Identification of candidate virulence loci in Striga hermonthica, a devastating parasite of African cereal crops
S. Qiu, J. M. Bradley, P. Zhang, R. Chaudhuri, M. Blaxter, R. K. Butlin, J. D. Scholes
The paper identifies candidate virulence loci in Striga hermonthica by analyzing allele frequency differences between resistant and susceptible hosts.
bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology
Whole-genomes from the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly can help identify declining insect species
T. de-Dios, C. Fontsere, P. Renom, J. Stiller, L. Llovera, M. Uliano-Silva, A. Sanchez-Gracia, C. Wright, E. Lizano, A. Navarro, S. Civit, R. K. Robbins, M. Blaxter, T. Marques-Bonet, R. Vila, C. Lalueza-Fox
The paper sequenced genomes of extinct and historical Xerces Blue butterflies and their relatives to study population decline and identify genetic markers for threatened species.
bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2021Evolutionary Biology
A dense linkage map for a large repetitive genome: discovery of the sex-determining region in hybridising fire-bellied toads (Bombina bombina and B. variegata)
B. Nürnberger, S. J. E. Baird, D. Cizkova, A. Bryjova, A. B. Mudd, M. Blaxter, J. M. Szymura
The paper constructs a dense linkage map for hybridizing fire-bellied toads to identify the sex-determining region and study selection-recombination dynamics.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2020Evolutionary Biology
Silent crickets reveal the genomic footprint of recent adaptive trait loss
S. Pascoal, J. E. Risse, X. Zhang, M. Blaxter, T. Cezard, R. J. Challis, K. Gharbi, J. Hunt, S. Kumar, E. Langan, X. Liu, J. G. Rayner, M. G. Ritchie, B. L. Snoek, U. Trivedi, N. Bailey
The paper examines the genomic effects of recent sexual signal loss in crickets, finding pleiotropy, hitchhiking, and regulatory disruption associated with the trait loss.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
Genomic architecture and introgression shape a butterfly radiation
N. B. Edelman, P. Frandsen, M. Miyagi, B. J. Clavijo, J. Davey, R. Dikow, G. Garcia Accinelli, S. M. Van Belleghem, N. J. Patterson, D. E. Neafsey, R. J. Challis, S. Kumar, G. R. P. Moreira, C. Salazar, M. Chouteau, , J. Mallet
The paper uses a low-cost genome assembly strategy to study Heliconius butterfly evolution, finding that introgression, not incomplete lineage sorting, explains most non-canonical genetic histories.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2018Evolutionary Biology
Comparative genomics of ten new Caenorhabditis species
L. Stevens, M.-A. Felix, T. Beltran, C. Braendle, C. Caurcel, S. Fausett, D. H. Fitch, L. Frezal, T. Kaur, K. C. Kiontke, M. D. Newton, L. M. Noble, A. Richaud, M. V. Rockman, W. Sudhaus, M. Blaxter
The paper describes ten new Caenorhabditis species, presents their genome sequences, and analyzes their evolutionary relationships and gene structure.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
Signatures of the evolution of parthenogenesis and cryptobiosis in panagrolaimid nematodes
P. H. Schiffer, E. Danchin, A. M. Burnell, A.-M. Schiffer, C. Creevey, S. Wong, I. Dix, G. O'Mahony, B. A. Culleton, C. Rancurel, G. Stier, E. A. Martinez-Salazar, A. Marconi, U. Trivedi, M. Kroiher, , M. Blaxter
This study compares genomes and transcriptomes of parthenogenetic and cryptobiotic nematodes to identify genomic features linked to these traits.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2018Evolutionary Biology