Evan R. Stark-Dykema

The paper analyzes the structure and evolution of a selfish centromere in monkeyflowers, identifying genomic expansions and gene content differences that may contribute to meiotic drive.

The paper investigates the genetic and molecular basis of stigma closure in monkeyflowers, identifying QTLs and gene expression patterns associated with this trait and its loss in self-pollinating species.

The paper shows that deletion of X-linked palindromic gene families 4930567H17Rik and Mageb5 does not affect male fertility, spermatogenesis, or gene regulation, but may influence sperm head morphology.

The paper identifies a large amplified intronless gene, Laidx, on the X chromosome in mice, shows its evolutionary origin from a horizontal gene transfer, and finds no reproductive defects in its absence.