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B. J. Pinto

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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S. V. Nielsen· 3 shared T. Gamble· 3 shared C. H. Smith· 2 shared J. C. Havird· 2 shared M. A. Wilson· 2 shared M. Kirkpatrick· 2 shared S. E. Keating· 2 shared A. Behere· 1 shared

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Mitonuclear sex determination? Empirical evidence frombivalves

C. H. Smith, R. Mejia-Trujillo, S. H. Breton, B. J. Pinto, M. Kirkpatrick, J. C. Havird

This study investigates the role of mitochondrial and nuclear genes in sex determination in bivalves, finding that male mtDNA sncRNAs inhibit female development while nuclear factors remain inconclusive.

bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Its a Trap?! Escape from an ancient, ancestral sex chromosome system and implication of Foxl2 as the putative primary sex determining gene in a lizard (Anguimorpha; Shinisauridae)

B. J. Pinto, S. V. Nielsen, K. A. Sullivan, A. Behere, S. E. Keating, M. van Schingen-Khan, T. Q. Nguyen, T. Ziegler, J. Pramuk, M. A. Wilson, T. Gamble

The paper identifies a novel ZW sex chromosome system on LG3 in Shinisaurus, with Foxl2 as a candidate primary sex determining gene.

bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Incomplete dosage balance and dosage compensation in the ZZ/ZW Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) revealed by de novo genome assembly

T. H. Webster, A. Vannan, B. J. Pinto, G. Denbrock, M. Morales, G. A. Dolby, I. T. Fiddes, D. F. DeNardo, M. A. Wilson

The paper reports the de novo genome assembly of the Gila monster and identifies Z-chromosome scaffolds, revealing incomplete dosage compensation and sex-specific expression patterns in ZZ/ZW sex determination.

bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

A tale of two paths: The evolution of mitochondrial recombination in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance

C. H. Smith, B. J. Pinto, M. Kirkpatrick, D. M. Hillis, J. M. Pfeiffer, J. C. Havird

This study investigates mitochondrial recombination in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance, finding evidence for a single origin of male mitochondrial DNA and ongoing recombination in some species.

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Comparative phylogenomic patterns in the Baja California avifauna, their conservation implications, and the stages in lineage divergence

H. Vazquez-Miranda, R. M. Zink, B. J. Pinto

The paper examines phylogeographic patterns in Baja California bird species, finding concordant patterns in some and divergence in others, highlighting conservation implications of the Vizcaino Desert boundary.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · Jun 1, 2022Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

The first chromosome-level gecko genome reveals dynamic sex chromosomes in Neotropical leaf-litter geckos (Sphaerodactylidae: Sphaerodactylus)

B. J. Pinto, S. E. Keating, S. V. Nielsen, D. P. Scantlebury, J. D. Daza, T. Gamble

The paper presents the first chromosome-level gecko genome and identifies multiple sex chromosome transitions in Sphaerodactylus geckos.

bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Transcriptomic data support a nocturnal bottleneck in the ancestor to gecko lizards

B. J. Pinto, S. V. Nielsen, T. Gamble

The paper uses transcriptomic data to identify a nocturnal bottleneck in the ancestor of gecko lizards, suggesting evolutionary changes in photoreceptor cells and gene expression.

bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2019Evolutionary Biology