Alex D. Twyford

This study analyzes over 300 plant mitochondrial genomes to show that gene content is conserved but structural complexity varies, driven by repeat proliferation and recombination rather than intergenomic DNA transfer.

The paper generates genome assemblies for two Aegilops mutica accessions from different climates, identifying extensive structural variation and providing resources for wheat breeding and conservation.

This study shows hybridisation enables Amazonian trees to rapidly evolve chemical defences against herbivores, driving diversification in response to shifting herbivore communities.

This study examines polyploidy in Inga species, finding tetraploidy in 14% of sequenced species and increased selection in chemical defence loci in polyploids.

The paper analyzes genome dynamics in Begonia species to link repetitive element expansion with speciation and genetic isolation across different radiations.

The paper presents a long-read sequencing workflow for ecological genomics education, enabling students to assemble and identify plant genomes within two weeks.

This study investigates hybridization in the genus Inga, finding widespread introgression and its potential role in adaptation through chemical defense loci during the radiation of Amazonian trees.

MitoHiFi assembles mitochondrial genomes from PacBio HiFi reads, identifying heteroplasmy variants and excluding nuclear contaminants, and has been used to assemble 374 mitochondrial genomes.

This study identifies genetic factors influencing floral pigment intensity and spatial patterning in hybrid monkeyflowers through QTL analysis and gene candidate hypotheses.