J. A. Tennessen

Babesia divergens egress from host cells is orchestrated by essential and druggable kinases and proteases

This study identifies essential kinases and proteases involved in Babesia divergens egress and invasion, suggesting potential drug targets.

Three hallmarks of malaria-induced selection in human genomes

The paper introduces three statistical tests to detect malaria-induced selection in human genomes, showing they effectively distinguish selection from neutrality using global whole-genome sequencing data.

A population genomic unveiling of a new cryptic mosquito taxon within the malaria-transmitting Anopheles gambiae complex

The paper identifies a new cryptic mosquito species within the Anopheles gambiae complex using whole-genome sequencing and presents a genotyping assay to detect it.

Revisiting the Origin of the Octoploid Strawberry

The paper reanalyzes the origin of octoploid strawberries, finding two diploid progenitors instead of four, and identifies flaws in a previous phylogenetic approach.

Gene buddies: Linked balanced polymorphisms reinforce each other even in the absence of epistasis

The paper models how two linked loci under balancing selection can retain adaptive polymorphisms even without epistasis, showing recombination rate strongly influences their persistence.

Repeated translocation of a gene cassette drives sex chromosome turnover in strawberries

The paper identifies a female-specific gene cassette that repeatedly translocates across chromosomes in strawberries, driving sex chromosome turnover through a 'move-lock-grow' mechanism.