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J. Vedanayagam

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 3 Organism:Drosophila· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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E. C. Lai· 3 shared C.-J. Lin· 2 shared A. S. Flynt· 1 shared B. Y. Kim· 1 shared F. Wierzbicki· 1 shared J. Wen· 1 shared M. D. Nodine· 1 shared R. Kofler· 1 shared

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Rapid evolutionary diversification of the flamenco locus in the D. simulans clade

S. Signor, J. Vedanayagam, B. Y. Kim, F. Wierzbicki, R. Kofler, E. C. Lai

The paper examines the rapid evolutionary changes in the flamenco locus across Drosophila simulans clade species, revealing sequence divergence, copy number variation, and functional adaptations related to transposable element suppression.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Endogenous RNAi silences a burgeoning sex chromosome arms race

J. Vedanayagam, C.-J. Lin, R. Papareddy, M. D. Nodine, A. S. Flynt, J. Wen, E. C. Lai

This study shows endogenous RNAi suppresses X-linked meiotic drive loci in Drosophila simulans, revealing rapid evolution of hpRNA-target interactions and their role in sex chromosome conflict.

bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Red queen's race: rapid evolutionary dynamics of an expanding family of meiotic drive factors and their hpRNA suppressors

J. Vedanayagam, C.-J. Lin, E. C. Lai

The paper traces the evolutionary dynamics of meiotic drive factors and their hpRNA suppressors in Drosophila species, revealing rapid gene amplification and genomic conflicts.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2021Evolutionary Biology