The rates of mutation, recombination, and transposition are core parameters in models of
evolution. They impact genetic diversity, responses to ongoing selection, and levels of …

While the striking effects of seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) on females are fairly conserved
among Diptera, most SFPs lack detectable homologues among the SFP repertoires of …

The study of human neurological infection faces many technical and ethical challenges.
While not as common as mammalian models, the use of Drosophila (fruit fly) in the …

Animal cell lines often undergo extreme genome restructuring events, including polyploidy
and segmental aneuploidy that can impede de novo whole-genome assembly (WGA). In …

Mismatches between parental genomes in selfish elements are frequently hypothesized to
underlie hybrid dysfunction and drive speciation. However, because the genetic basis of …

Transposable elements, also known as “jumping genes,” have the ability to hop within the
host genome. Nonetheless, this capacity is kept in check by the host cell defense systems to …

Simple Summary Paramutation is an epigenetic phenomenon in which one allele triggers an
epigenetic conversion of another allele. How paramutation occurs is poorly understood, but …

The number and location of crossovers across genomes are highly regulated during
meiosis, yet the key components controlling them are fast evolving, hindering our …

Pericentromeric heterochromatin in Drosophila generally consists of repetitive DNA, forming
the environment associated with gene silencing. Despite the expanding knowledge of the …

Meiotic recombination is a prominent force shaping genome evolution, and understanding
the causes for varying recombination landscapes within and between species has remained …