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Forest Cruse

University of Montana

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Heidi E. AbreschiD· 1 shared Jingchun LiiD· 1 shared John Patrick KociolekiD· 1 shared Sarah E. HamsheriD· 1 shared Scott R. MilleriD· 1 shared Sophia Miller· 1 shared

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Diatom Endosymbionts have Shrinking but Stable Genomes Despite Low Coding Density

Heidi E. Abresch, Sophia Miller, Forest Cruse, Jingchun Li, Sarah E. Hamsher, John Patrick Kociolek, Scott R. Miller

This study examines genome reduction in diatom endosymbionts, finding key gene losses and positive selection in nitrogen fixation genes, suggesting early stages of integration with hosts.

bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology