Diethard Tautz

Introgression patterns between house mouse subspecies and species reveal genomic windows offrequent exchange

The paper analyzes introgression patterns between mouse subspecies and species using whole genome sequencing, identifying genomic regions involved in parasite defense and genomic conflict.

Thanatotranscriptome: genes actively expressed after organismal death

The paper investigates gene expression changes after organismal death in mice and zebrafish, identifying 1,063 genes with significant transcriptional changes and revealing non-random patterns over time.

No evidence for phylostratigraphic bias impacting inferences on patterns of gene emergence and evolution

The paper re-evaluates simulations questioning phylostratigraphy's reliability, finds major flaws in the simulations, and reaffirms previous findings on gene emergence and evolution.

Craniofacial shape transition across the house mouse hybrid zone: implications for the genetic architecture and evolution of between-species differences

The paper examines craniofacial shape transitions in a mouse hybrid zone, finding continuous shape variation and polygenic genetic architecture for between-species differences.

Entire genome transcription across evolutionary time exposes non-coding DNA to de novo gene emergence

The paper analyzes transcriptomic stability across Mus species to show that non-coding DNA can evolve into functional genes over time.