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William Troy

ORCID 0000-0002-7906-0887Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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Brandi L. CantareliD· 2 shared Nicolas M. AlexandreiD· 2 shared Rachel J. Waugh O'NeilliD· 2 shared Savannah J. HoytiD· 2 shared Alexander G. LucaciiD· 1 shared Alexander TitusiD· 1 shared Andrew B. StergachisiD· 1 shared Angela R. PerriiD· 1 shared

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On the ancestry and evolution of the extinct dire wolf

Gregory L. Gedman, Kathleen M. Morrill, Jonas Oppenheimer, Chaz Hyseni, Molly Cassatt‐Johnstone, Alexander G. Lucaci, Nicolas M. Alexandre, William Troy, J. Chris Chao, Olivier D. Fedrigo, Savannah J. Hoyt, Patrick G. S. Grady, Sam Sacco, William Seligmann, Ayusman Dash, , Beth Shapiro

This study uses paleogenomes of dire wolves to resolve their evolutionary relationships and identify genes under diversifying selection.

Cell Genomics · Jul 27, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Centromeric transposable elements and epigenetic status drive karyotypic variation in the eastern hoolock gibbon

Gabrielle A. Hartley, Mariam Okhovat, Savannah J. Hoyt, Emily P. Fuller, Nicole Pauloski, Nicolas M. Alexandre, Ivan A. Alexandrov, Ryan Drennan, Danilo Dubocanin, David M. Gilbert, Yizi Mao, Christine McCann, Shane J. Neph, Fedor Ryabov, Takayo Sasaki, , Rachel J. Waugh O'Neill

The paper identifies centromeric transposable elements and epigenetic features in the eastern hoolock gibbon that contribute to karyotypic variation and chromosomal instability.

Cell Genomics · Mar 14, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

FLAG: Find, Label Annotate Genomes, a fully automated tool for genome gene structural and functional annotation of highly fragmented non-model species

William Troy, Joana Damas, Alexander Titus, Brandi L. Cantarel

FLAG is an automated genome annotation tool that improves gene structure and functional annotations for fragmented non-model genomes, outperforming existing methods in accuracy and completeness.

bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2023 · PreprintBioinformatics