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Mehrdad Abbasi

University of British ColumbiaORCID 0000-0002-1084-7542Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Gurcharn Singh BrariD· 3 shared Samuel HoldeniD· 3 shared BRENT D. McCALLUMiD· 2 shared Curtis Jerry PozniakiD· 2 shared Guus BakkereniD· 2 shared Hadley Randal KutcheriD· 2 shared Harpinder Singh RandhawaiD· 2 shared Meng Li· 2 shared

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2023-2025 · peak 1/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 24, 2025

Wheat and barley stripe rust pan-genome facilitates discovery of the predominant North American lineage's origin in somatic hybridization

Samuel Holden, Meng Li, Mehrdad Abbasi…·Gurcharn Singh Brar

The paper identifies the origin of the predominant North American Pst lineage, PstS18, as a somatic hybridization event between PstS1 and an unknown lineage.

5 citations

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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GenomicsNaturePeer-reviewedAug 14, 2024

Origin and evolution of the bread wheat D genome

Emile Cavalet-Giorsa, Andrea González-Muñoz, Naveenkumar Athiyannan…·Simon G. Krattinger

The paper analyzes the genetic composition and history of the bread wheat D genome using a pangenome of its donor species, revealing contributions from discrete subpopulations of Aegilops tauschii.

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statistical modeldatabase / resource

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GenomicsBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedOct 25, 2023

Uncovering the history of recombination and population structure in western Canadian stripe rust populations through mating-type alleles

Samuel Holden, Guus Bakkeren, John Hubensky…·Gurcharn Singh Brar

The paper analyzes mating-type alleles in Canadian stripe rust populations to uncover recombination history and population structure, identifying novel alleles and foreign incursions.

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statistical model

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