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Kang Du

Texas State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-1497-8945Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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A Recessive oca2 Mutation Underlies Albinism in Xiphophorus fish

Yanting Xing, William T. Boswell, Jessica Parker, Kang Du, Manfred Schartl, Yuan Lü

The paper identifies a recessive oca2 mutation causing albinism in Xiphophorus hellerii fish and explores its role in pigment biology and melanoma.

Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish

Nadia B. Haghani, Tristram O. Dodge, John James Baczenas, Theresa Rose Gunn, Qinliu He, William Pangburn, Rhea Sood, Paola Fascinetto‐Zago, Kang Du, Alyssa Kaatmann, Zihao Ou, Sashoya Dougan, Terrance TL Yang, Natalie S Olmos-Santiago, Gabriel A Preising, , Molly E. Schumer

This study identifies a retrovirus insertion near the alkal2a gene as the genetic basis for a novel iridescent color trait in swordtail fish, showing its role in chromatin changes and predator interaction signals.

bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Phylogenomics analyses of all species of Swordtails (Genus Xiphophorus) highlights hybridization precedes speciation

Kang Du, Yuan Lü, Mateo García-Olazábal, Ronald B. Walter, Wesley C. Warren, Tristram O. Dodge, Molly E. Schumer, Hyun Park, Axel Meyer, Manfred Schartl

The paper provides complete genomes for all 26 Xiphophorus species, resolves conflicting phylogeny, and shows hybridization precedes speciation in this genus.

bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2023 · PreprintGenomics

RADSex: a computational workflow to study sex determination using Restriction Site-Associated DNA Sequencing data

Romain Feron, Qiaowei Pan, Ming Wen, Boudjema Imarazene, Elodie Jouanno, Jennifer Anderson, Amaury Herpin, Laurent Journot, Hugues Parrinello, Christophe Klopp, Verena A. Kottler, Álvaro S. Roco, Kang Du, Susanne Kneitz, Mateus Contar Adolfi, , Yann Guiguen

RADSex is a computational workflow for analyzing RAD-Seq data to identify sex determination systems, uncovering new sex-specific markers in fish species.

Molecular Ecology Resources · Feb 19, 2021Peer-reviewedBioinformatics