Cynthia J. Staber

The paper creates a hypomorphic allele of the Drosophila melanogaster corolla gene by replacing it with its D. mauritiana ortholog, revealing defects in SC maintenance and crossover distribution while avoiding severe phenotypes.

Replacing the c(3)G gene in Drosophila melanogaster with that of Drosophila mauritiana alters crossover patterns, reducing the centromere effect and increasing centromere-proximal crossovers.

This paper presents a SNP-based crossover map for Drosophila mauritiana, showing reduced centromere suppression of crossing over compared to D. melanogaster.

This study investigates the role of cilia-related genes in mitochondrial dynamics during Drosophila spermatogenesis and identifies their essential function in male fertility.

This study generates high-quality genome assemblies for 15 Drosophila species using Nanopore sequencing, closing gaps in existing references and demonstrating cost-effective long-read sequencing.