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N. J. Kenny

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Zoology· 1

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivOct 28, 2020

Striking parallels between dorsoventral patterning in Drosophila and Gryllus reveal a complex evolutionary history behind a model gene regulatory network

M. Pechmann, N. J. Kenny, L. Pott…·S. Roth

The paper compares dorsoventral patterning in Drosophila and Gryllus, finding similarities in Toll signaling roles and suggesting convergent evolution or an ancient insect regulatory network.

DOI 10.7554/elife.68287

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivFeb 18, 2020

Tracing animal genomic evolution with the chromosomal-level assembly of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri

N. J. Kenny, W. R. Francis, R. E. Rivera-Vicens…·S. Leys

The paper presents the chromosomal-level genome assembly of Ephydatia muelleri and analyzes its genomic architecture and adaptation mechanisms.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-17397-w

non-human primatewhole-genome sequencing

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ZoologybioRxivMay 30, 2019

Freshwater Adaptation at the Molecular Scale in the Unique Sponges of Lake Baikal

N. J. Kenny, B. Plese, A. Riesgo, V. B. Itskovich

This study compares the genomes and microbiomes of three freshwater sponge species in Lake Baikal, identifying genes under positive selection that contribute to their adaptation to extreme environmental conditions.

DOI 10.1093/molbev/msz151

bulk RNA-seqstatistical model

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