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Benjamin K. McCormick

Cornell UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4041-4852Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Andrew G. ClarkiD· 2 shared Daniel A. BarbashiD· 2 shared Anne C. von PhilipsborniD· 1 shared Jolie A. CarlisleiD· 1 shared Lina VerbakeliD· 1 shared Mariana Federica WolfneriD· 1 shared

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A method to screen for meiotic drive using embryonic markers

Benjamin K McCormick, Daniel A. Barbash

This paper introduces a method to detect meiotic drivers in D. melanogaster by analyzing embryonic marker transmission.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Sep 23, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Correlated Gene Copy Number Changes in a Seminal Fluid Protein Network in Drosophila

Jolie A. Carlisle, Benjamin K. McCormick, Lina Verbakel, Anne C. von Philipsborn, Mariana Federica Wolfner, Andrew G. Clark

The paper examines gene copy number variation in the Drosophila Sex Peptide seminal fluid protein network, finding correlated duplication and loss events among network members.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 16, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

The Stellate meiotic drive system of Drosophila melanogaster is active in contemporary populations

Benjamin K. McCormick, Daniel A. Barbash, Andrew G. Clark

The paper demonstrates that the Stellate meiotic drive system is active in contemporary Drosophila melanogaster populations by showing non-Mendelian sex chromosome transmission.

Genetics · Jun 16, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology