Alexander S. T. Papadopulos

Chromosome-scale genome assembly and linkage map for Silene uniflora reveal the recombination landscape in a rapidly evolving plant species

Regulatory features determine the evolutionary fate of laterally acquired genes in plants

The paper investigates factors influencing the retention of laterally acquired genes in plants, finding that regulatory compatibility and expression similarity to donors increase persistence.

Plastic responses to past environments shape adaptation to novel selection pressures

This study shows ancestral plasticity to salt helped Silene uniflora adapt to zinc in mine-waste environments, demonstrating past-cue plasticity's role in rapid adaptation to novel habitats.

High standing diversity masks extreme genetic erosion in a declining snake.

The paper shows that high average heterozygosity in adders may mask severe genetic erosion due to recent bottlenecks, suggesting whole-genome sequencing is better for assessing genetic risk.

A chromosome-assigned Mongolian gerbil genome with sequenced centromeres provides evidence of a new chromosome

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome of the Mongolian gerbil with sequenced centromeres, revealing new insights into centromere structure and heterochromatin distribution.

Sequence features do not drive karyotypic evolution: what are the missing correlates of genome evolution?

The paper analyzes genome rearrangements in six rodent genomes and finds no strong correlation between breakpoint regions and previously proposed genomic features, suggesting alternative explanations for karyotypic evolution.

Rapid, raw-read reference and identification (R4IDs): A flexible platform for rapid generic species ID using long-read sequencing technology.

This paper introduces R4IDs, a method using long-read sequencing to rapidly generate reference datasets for species identification, validated with plant species and simulations.