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Srikant Venkitachalam

University of MissouriORCID 0000-0002-5462-7162Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Complex-trait dissection with Evolve-and-Resequence: Selection for improved flight performance in laboratory fruit fly populations

Srikant Venkitachalam, Natalie Anne Heath, Adam Albright, Mary K. York, Mik Kuehnel, Kayla Robinson, Sheila Vázquez, Kevin M. Middleton, Elizabeth G. King

This study uses Evolve-and-Resequence to improve flight performance in Drosophila melanogaster, identifying genomic changes and phenotypic traits associated with the adaptation.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology