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Ayanna Mays

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Organism:non-human primate· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Aide Macias-MuñoziD· 1 shared Christopher S. MurrayiD· 1 shared Feresa P. CabreraiD· 1 shared Matthew Herman LongiD· 1 shared Neelakanteswar AluruiD· 1 shared

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Comparative analysis of transposable elements in jellyfish and hydroid species (Cnidaria: Medusozoa)

Ayanna Mays, Feresa P. Cabrera, Aide Macias-Muñoz

This study compares transposable elements across jellyfish and hydroid species, finding variation in TE content and activity that correlates with lineage divergence.

BMC Genomics · Sep 16, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Cross-generational plasticity in Atlantic silversides (Menidia menidia) under the combined effects of hypoxia and acidification

Christopher S. Murray, Ayanna Mays, Matthew Herman Long, Neelakanteswar Aluru

This study shows that parental exposure to hypoxia and acidification alters offspring traits and gene expression, suggesting cross-generational plasticity in Atlantic silversides.

Journal of Experimental Biology · Jul 8, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology