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Y.-M. Weng

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Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 4 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1

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A high-quality genome assembly of the ghost moth Druceiella hillmani provides new evidence of genome size augmentation in Hepialidae

Y.-M. Weng, I. Lopez-Cacacho, B. Foquet, J. I. Martinez, D. Plotkin, A. Sourakov, A. Y. Kawahara

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of the ghost moth Druceiella hillmani, revealing it as one of the largest genomes in Lepidoptera with high completeness.

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

New genome reveals molecular signatures of adaptation to nocturnality in moth-like butterflies (Hedylidae)

R. P. Singh, Y.-M. Weng, Y. Sondhi, D. Plotkin, P. B. Frandsen, A. Y. Kawahara

The paper sequences the first high-quality Hedylidae genome and identifies molecular adaptations in visual genes associated with nocturnality.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The genomic landscape of metallic color variation in ground beetles

Y.-M. Weng, D. H. Kavanaugh, B. Rubio-Perez, J. Salman, M. A. Kats, S. D. Schoville

This study identifies candidate genes associated with metallic color variation in ground beetles and links color adaptation to environmental factors.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Evidence for admixture and rapid evolution during glacial climate change in an alpine specialist

Y.-M. Weng, D. H. Kavanaugh, P. L. Ralph, G. Patterson, S. D. Schoville

This study investigates the evolutionary history of alpine ground beetles, finding evidence of past admixture and rapid physiological evolution during glacial climate change.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2023Evolutionary Biology