Spencer A. Koury

An extension of the Cx(Co)m model of crossover patterning to account for experimental mortality in Drosophila melanogaster

The paper extends a crossover model to account for experimental mortality in Drosophila melanogaster by incorporating binomial survival rates and marker-associated viability defects.

Mitotic exchange in female germline stem cells is the major source of Sex Ratio chromosome recombination in Drosophila pseudoobscura

The paper estimates a higher recombination rate in Drosophila pseudoobscura Sex Ratio chromosomes and shows mitotic exchange in female germline stem cells is the main source of recombination.

Meiotic Drive and the Survival Probability of Newly Inverted Chromosomes

The paper models the survival probability of new chromosomal inversions in Drosophila melanogaster, showing larger, proximally located inversions have shorter persistence times due to meiotic drive.

Novitski’s Distal shift in Paracentric Inversion Evolution

The paper examines the distal shift pattern in paracentric inversions across six Drosophila species and identifies a female meiotic drive mechanism as its underlying cause.

Interference hypothesis for recombination suppression in chromosomal inversion heterozygotes: A formal genetics analysis in Drosophila melanogaster

The paper tests a hypothesis that recombination suppression in chromosomal inversion heterozygotes is due to chiasma-like properties of breakpoints, using genetic data from Drosophila melanogaster.