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P. H. Schiffer

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 3 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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The slow evolving genome of the xenacoelomorph worm Xenoturbella bocki

P. H. Schiffer, P. Natsidis, D. J. Leite, H. Robertson, F. Lapraz, F. Marletaz, B. Fromm, L. Baudry, F. Simpson, E. Hoye, A.-C. Zakrzewski, P. Kapli, K. J. Hoff, S. Mueller, M. Marbouty, , M. J. Telford

This study analyzes the genome of Xenoturbella bocki to assess its phylogenetic position and genomic complexity, finding it has a complex genome similar to other bilaterians.

bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Systematic errors in orthology inference: a bug or a feature for evolutionary analyses?

P. Natsidis, P. Kapli, P. H. Schiffer, M. J. Telford

The paper simulates orthology errors to show they increase with evolutionary rates and affect phylogenetic analyses and phylostratigraphy.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Evolutionary dynamics of transposable elements in bdelloid rotifers

R. W. Nowell, C. G. Wilson, P. Almeida, P. H. Schiffer, D. Fontaneto, L. Becks, F. Rodriguez, I. R. Arkhipova, T. G. Barraclough

This study analyzes TE dynamics in bdelloid rotifers, finding active TEs at frequencies similar to sexual species and expanded RNAi-related genes.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Concordant developmental expression profiles of orthologues in highly divergent Bilateria

L. Ferretti, A. Kraemer-Eis, P. H. Schiffer

The paper identifies conserved genes across Bilateria and shows their expression peaks at the phylotypic stage, supporting the orthologue conjecture.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Signatures of the evolution of parthenogenesis and cryptobiosis in panagrolaimid nematodes

P. H. Schiffer, E. Danchin, A. M. Burnell, A.-M. Schiffer, C. Creevey, S. Wong, I. Dix, G. O'Mahony, B. A. Culleton, C. Rancurel, G. Stier, E. A. Martinez-Salazar, A. Marconi, U. Trivedi, M. Kroiher, , M. Blaxter

This study compares genomes and transcriptomes of parthenogenetic and cryptobiotic nematodes to identify genomic features linked to these traits.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2018Evolutionary Biology

Differences in the genetic control of early egg development and reproduction between C. elegans and its parthenogenetic relative D. coronatus

C. Kraus, P. H. Schiffer, H. Kagoshima, H. Hiraki, T. Vogt, M. Kroiher, Y. Kohara, E. Schierenberg

The paper compares the genetic control of early egg development and reproduction between C. elegans and its parthenogenetic relative D. coronatus, identifying gene family divergence and potential hybridization events.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2017Evolutionary Biology

The mitochondrial genomes of the acoelomorph wormsParatomella rubra and Isodiametra pulchra

H. Robertson, F. Lapraz, M. Telford, P. H. Schiffer

The paper describes mitochondrial genomes of two acoel species, identifying unique structural features and phylogenetic implications.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2017Evolutionary Biology