Aurélie Mesnil

Genomic forecasting links climate-associated variation to spring phenology in the European wild apple, a crop wild relative of the cultivated apple

The paper tests if climate-associated genomic variation predicts phenotypic adaptation in European wild apple, finding genomic offsets link to bud-break timing but not other traits.

Contrasting genomic routes to domestication in Occidental and Oriental pears

This study compares domestication routes in European and East Asian pears, finding weak bottlenecks, gene flow, and no cost-of-domestication effect.

Innovation within stability: balancing selection preserves multigenic S-haplotype architecture in apple

The paper analyzes the genomic structure and evolution of the S-locus in apple to show how balancing selection maintains conserved S-haplotype architectures despite structural divergence.

Comprehensive annotation of olfactory and gustatory receptor genes and transposable elements revealed their evolutionary dynamics in aphids

The paper analyzes olfactory and gustatory receptor genes and transposable elements in aphid genomes to understand their evolutionary dynamics and role in host adaptation.

Genomic footprints of domestication in almond (Prunus dulcis)

This study identifies the genomic footprints of almond domestication, revealing multi-regional origins, gene flow from wild relatives, and population-specific selection on stress and agronomic traits.