Karl R. Wotton

Expanding the fly eye gene regulatory network: from Drosophila to the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus.

The paper compares the gene regulatory network of compound eye development between Drosophila and Episyrphus balteatus, finding conserved and species-specific regulatory interactions.

Evolution of tissue-specific expression of ancestral genes across vertebrates andinsects

The paper investigates the evolution of tissue-specific gene expression across vertebrates and insects, finding that nearly half of ancestral genes have been recruited into tissue-specific transcriptomes.

tarsal-less is expressed as a gap gene but has no gap gene phenotype in the moth midge Clogmia albipunctata.

The paper shows that tarsal-less (Ca-tal) in Clogmia albipunctata is expressed and regulated like a gap gene but does not function as one, lacking a gap gene phenotype.

A damped oscillator imposes temporal order on posterior gap gene expression in Drosophila

The paper shows that a damped oscillator mechanism drives posterior gap gene expression shifts in Drosophila, suggesting similarities between long- and short-germband segmentation.