Rafet Al-Tobasei

This study examines the evolution of alternative splicing and enhancer divergence in rainbow trout ohnologues after a whole-genome duplication, showing that independent splicing and enhancer rewiring are key factors in their long-term evolutionary fate.

The paper analyzes de novo mutations in 1,465 genomes to show similar mutation rates across ancestries but reduced rates in the Amish population, with environmental factors possibly influencing mutation rates.

The paper identifies QTL affecting muscle yield in rainbow trout using a 50K transcribed gene SNP-chip, finding larger genetic variance explained compared to previous studies.