Katarzyna Dudek

This study investigates MHC evolution in seven newt species, finding a compact core MHC region and lineage-specific duplications, challenging previous assumptions about MHC expansion in giant genomes.

The paper examines sex-specific recombination patterns in bulb mites with holocentric chromosomes, finding similar recombination landscapes in males and females with higher rates at chromosome ends and female-specific higher overall rates.

The paper identifies the Y-chromosome in newts and finds it not homologous to the balanced lethal system, refuting a proposed sex chromosome origin for the system.