Justin L. Conover

A Nonlinear Dynamics Framework for Mutation-Selection Balance Reveals Dominance-Dependent Bistability in Auto- and Allotetraploids

This paper develops a nonlinear dynamics framework to analyze mutation-selection balance in tetraploids, revealing dominance-dependent bistability and altered temporal dynamics compared to diploids.

pSONIC: Ploidy-aware Syntenic Orthologous Networks Identified via Collinearity

pSONIC improves ortholog identification in polyploid species by incorporating synteny, placing 75-90% of genes into orthologous groups with higher accuracy than methods without synteny.

Genetic analysis of the transition from wild to domesticated cotton (G. hirsutum)

This study identifies 120 QTL associated with domestication traits in cotton using an F2 population, revealing subgenome-specific distribution and environmental variability.