Yawako W. Kawaguchi

The paper investigates how molecular evolutionary rates in duckweeds correlate with acclimation strategies to high light, finding differences in mutation rates and metabolic adaptations between lineages.

The paper presents whole genome sequences of two elasmobranchs, analyzing genome size dynamics and genomic architecture, revealing correlations between chromosome size, repetitive elements, and gene duplication patterns.

This paper develops molecular sexing methods for sharks using sex-linked DNA markers to address sex identification challenges in forensic, archival, and developmental samples.

The paper presents an improved chromosome-level genome assembly of the whale shark, revealing a chromocline effect in substitution rates across chromosomes.

The paper shows that a single sexual reproduction event in a green alga generates enough genetic variation to allow population growth under environmental stress.