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Ben Jackson

University of EdinburghORCID 0000-0002-9981-0649Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genetics· 1

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Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Andrew RambautiD· 1 shared Anthony P. UnderwoodiD· 1 shared Ben E. W. TayloriD· 1 shared Bettina FischeriD· 1 shared Bosco RusuwaiD· 1 shared Brian CharlesworthiD· 1 shared Chengwei Ulrika YuaniD· 1 shared David M. AanenseniD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivMar 28, 2024

A pangenomic perspective of the Lake Malawi cichlid radiation reveals extensive structural variation driven by transposable elements

Fu Xiang Quah, Miguel Vasconcelos Almeida, Moritz Blumer…·Eric Alexander Miska

The paper uses a pangenomic approach to analyze Lake Malawi cichlid genomes, revealing extensive structural variation driven by transposable elements.

7 citations

chicken / avianwhole-genome sequencing

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GeneticsG3 Genes Genomes GeneticsPeer-reviewedJul 14, 2021

Evidence for a force favouring GC over AT at short intronic sites in Drosophila simulans and D. melanogaster

Ben Jackson, Brian Charlesworth

The paper investigates GC-biased gene conversion in Drosophila species using short intronic sites, finding a weak GC-favoring force stronger in D. simulans than D. melanogaster.

11 citations

DrosophilaDNA methylation

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintOct 6, 2020

MAJORA: Continuous integration supporting decentralised sequencing for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Samuel M. Nicholls, Radoslaw Poplawski, Matthew J. Bull…·Nicholas James Loman

MAJORA enables decentralized sequencing and integration of SARS-CoV-2 genomic data and metadata across the COG-UK network, supporting rapid genomic surveillance.

15 citations

whole-genome sequencingexperimental assay

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