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M. D. Herron

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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F. Rosenzweig· 4 shared W. C. Ratcliff· 3 shared C. R. Lindsey· 2 shared M. Boyd· 2 shared S. A. Zamani-Dahaj· 2 shared A. Burnetti· 1 shared A. H. Knoll· 1 shared C. A. Knox· 1 shared

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Fossil-calibrated inference of divergence times among the Volvocine algae enables reconstruction of the steps that led to differentiated multicellularity

C. R. Lindsey, A. H. Knoll, M. D. Herron, F. Rosenzweig

This study uses comparative genomics and fossil data to infer divergence times in volvocine algae, revealing the evolutionary sequence leading to multicellularity and gamete differentiation.

bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Spontaneous emergence of multicellular heritability

S. A. Zamani-Dahaj, A. Burnetti, T. C. Day, P. J. Yunker, W. C. Ratcliff, M. D. Herron

This study shows that multicellular heritability can emerge without additional genetic regulation, and that organism size at reproduction is more heritable than its cell-level basis.

bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae

C. R. Lindsey, F. Rosenzweig, M. D. Herron

This study uses transcriptomic data to show multicellularity and cellular differentiation evolved multiple times in volvocine algae, challenging previous single-origin hypotheses.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2021Evolutionary Biology

De novo origin of multicellularity in response to predation

M. D. Herron, J. M. Borin, J. C. Boswell, J. Walker, I.-C. K. Chen, C. A. Knox, M. Boyd, F. Rosenzweig, W. C. Ratcliff

This study shows that predation can drive the evolution of multicellularity in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, with two populations developing multicellular structures that enhance survival against the predator Paramecium tetraurelia.

bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2018Evolutionary Biology

Motility in multicellular Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

M. Boyd, M. D. Herron, F. Rosenzweig

This study investigates motility in newly evolved multicellular strains of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and finds they lack directional movement despite functional flagella.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2017Evolutionary Biology

Trait Heritability in Major Transitions

M. D. Herron, S. A. Zamani-Dahaj, W. C. Ratcliff

The paper examines how collective-level heritability relates to particle-level heritability in major transitions, showing that collective heritability can often exceed particle heritability.

bioRxiv · Feb 29, 2016Evolutionary Biology