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H. TESSAROTTO, T. Beule, E. Cherif, J. ORJUELA, P. Farhat, A. LINDSTROM, A. LEMANSOUR, S. Santoni, J. Kafer, F. ABERLENC
The paper compares sex chromosomes in two palm species, finding convergent evolution with shared genes but independent origins.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2024Evolutionary Biology
A. J. Helmstetter, M. Mendez, J. Schonenberger, C. Burgarella, B. Anderson, M. v. Balthazar, S. Billiard, H. d. Boer, J. Cros, P.-A. Delecroix, M. Dufay, J. Pannell, D. Savova Bianchi, D. Schoen, M. Vallejo-Marin, , J. Kafer
The paper analyzes floral and reproductive traits across 361 flowering plant species to show that dioecy is linked to floral traits, while correlations with lifespan and dispersal are spurious.
bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2024Evolutionary Biology
D. Prentout, A. Muyle, N. Zemp, A. El Filali, B. Boussau, P. Touzet, A. Widmer, J. Kafer, G. A. Marais
This study examines the evolution of sex-biased gene expression during transitions to separate sexes in the Silene genus, showing male-biased genes emerge first and positive selection affects some SBGs.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
D. Prentout, N. Stajner, A. Cerenak, T. Tricou, C. Brochier-Armanet, J. Jakse, J. Kafer, G. A. Marais
The paper identifies shared sex chromosomes between Cannabis and Humulus, showing recombination suppression and Y chromosome degeneration in their common ancestor.
bioRxiv · Mar 11, 2021Evolutionary Biology
A. J. Helmstetter, S. Glemin, J. Kafer, R. Zenil-Ferguson, H. Sauquet, H. de Boer, L.-P. M. Dagallier, N. Mazet, E. L. Reboud, T. L. Couvreur, F. L. Condamine
The paper evaluates diversification rate estimation methods using simulations, introduces 'pulled rates', and discusses the reliability of macroevolutionary models.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2021Evolutionary Biology
J. Kafer, A. Bewick, A. Andres-Robin, G. Lapetoule, A. Harkess, J. Caius, B. Fogliani, G. Gateble, P. Ralph, C. W. dePamphilis, F. Picard, C. P. Scutt, J. Leebens-Mack, G. A. Marais
The paper identifies a ZW sex chromosome system in Amborella trichopoda, revealing a 4 Mb sex-determining region on chromosome 9 with recent divergence.
bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2020Plant Biology
H. Badouin, A. Velt, F. Gindraud, T. Flutre, V. Dumas, S. Vautrin, W. Marande, J. Corbi, E. Sallet, J. Ganofsky, S. Santoni, D. Guyot, E. Ricciardelli, K. Jepsen, J. Kafer, , G. A. Marais
This study sequenced the wild grape genome to understand the genetic transition from dioecy to hermaphroditism during grape domestication.
bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2020Evolutionary Biology