Yaniv J Brandvain

The paper identifies promoter structural variants in maize that are associated with differential gene expression across tissues, often involving transposable elements.

The paper uses admixture mapping in swordtail fish hybrids to identify mitonuclear incompatibilities, finding nine genomic regions involved in interactions between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes.

The paper analyzes transposable elements and structural variation in maize genomes, finding that deletions of transposable elements contribute more to genomic differences than insertions.

This study uses simulations to show that selfing rate can increase or decrease genetic load depending on recombination and mutation interactions, with a threshold selfing rate preventing pseudo-overdominance.