Author

Lacy Nelson

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Genetics· 3

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Organism:virus· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. ClarkiD· 3 shared Margaret Leigh WorthingtoniD· 3 shared Thomas Mason ChizkiD· 3 shared Alexander SilvaiD· 2 shared Carmen A Johns· 2 shared Ellen Thompson· 2 shared Michael A. HardiganiD· 2 shared Aruna V. Varanasi· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2022-2025 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 33 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

3 shared papersGenetics

John R. ClarkORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

A Single Genomic Region Controls Primocane Fruiting in Tetraploid Blackberry

Alexander Silva, Isabella Vaughn, Thomas Mason Chizk, Lacy Nelson, Carmen A Johns, Ellen Thompson, Nahla Victor Bassil, Michael A. Hardigan, John R. Clark, Tomáš Brůna, Marcelo Mollinari, Margaret Leigh Worthington

This study identifies a genomic region on chromosome Ra03 associated with primocane-fruiting in tetraploid blackberries and develops diagnostic markers for breeding.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2025 · PreprintGenetics

Genetic Control of Prickles in Tetraploid Blackberry

Carmen A Johns, Alexander Silva, Thomas Mason Chizk, Lacy Nelson, John R. Clark, Rishi Aryal, Hamid Ashrafi, Ellen Thompson, Michael A. Hardigan, Margaret Leigh Worthington

This paper identifies the genetic region controlling prickle-free canes in tetraploid blackberries using GWAS and develops diagnostic markers for breeding.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Mar 20, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics

Glutathione S-transferase: A Candidate Gene for Berry Color in Muscadine Grapes (Vitis rotundifolia)

Aruna V. Varanasi, Margaret Leigh Worthington, Lacy Nelson, Autumn Brown, Thomas Mason Chizk, Renee Terrell Threlfall, Luke R. Howard, Patrick J. Conner, Rosa Elia Figueroa-Balderas, Mélanie Massonnet, Dario Cantù, John R. Clark

This study identifies GST4 as a candidate gene for berry color in muscadine grapes, showing a proline to leucine mutation correlates with black vs. bronze berry color.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Mar 18, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics