3 papers
q-bio.PE2023
Sex-specific ultraviolet radiation tolerance across Drosophila
James E. Titus-McQuillan, Brandon A. Turner, Rebekah L. Rogers
The genetic basis of phenotypic differences between species is among the most longstanding questions in evolutionary biology. How new genes form and the processes selection acts to…
q-bio.GN2022
Transcriptome Complexities Across Eukaryotes
James E. Titus-McQuillan, Adalena V. Nanni, Lauren M. McIntyre +1
Genomic complexity is a growing field of evolution, with case studies for comparative evolutionary analyses in model and emerging non-model systems. Understanding complexity and th…
q-bio.GN2020
Gene family amplification facilitates adaptation in freshwater Unionid bivalve Megalonaias nervosa
Rebekah L. Rogers, Stephanie L. Grizzard, James E. Titus-McQuillan +5
As organisms are faced with intense rapidly changing selective pressures, new genetic material is required to facilitate adaptation. Among sources of genetic novelty, gene duplicat…