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Stephen E Johnson

University of Michigan

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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The Dynamics of Long Terminal Repeat Proliferation in the Hesperis matronalis Genome

Joanna L. Rifkin, Stephen E Johnson, Arthur E. Weis, Stephen L Wright, Regina S. Baucom

This study presents the genome sequence of Hesperis matronalis, revealing the dynamics of LTR retrotransposon proliferation and their role in genome expansion within the Brassicaceae family.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Color, size, shape: The drivers of floral variation in Hesperis matronalis (Dames Rocket)

Stephen E Johnson, Joanna L. Rifkin, Stephen Wright, Regina S. Baucom

This study investigates the factors driving floral variation in Hesperis matronalis, finding that selection, not environment, primarily shapes color, size, and petal shape across populations.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology