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Aaron R. Leichty

Plant Gene Expression CenterORCID 0000-0003-1071-7921Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Isabelle MassaroiD· 1 shared James G. ThomsoniD· 1 shared R. Scott PoethigiD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologyG3 Genes Genomes GeneticsPeer-reviewedSep 20, 2025

Diploid assembly of the Mexican lime genome reveals extensive heterozygosity

Isabelle Massaro, James G. Thomson, Aaron R. Leichty

The paper assembles the diploid genome of Mexican lime, revealing high heterozygosity and structural variants between thorned and thornless lineages.

DOI 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf219

plant (other)long-read sequencing

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 30, 2025

Heterchronic shifts in a timing-keeping microRNA are associated with multiple instances of neoteny in plants

Aaron R. Leichty, R. Scott Poethig

This study investigates neoteny in Acacia plants and finds that prolonged juvenile traits are linked to changes in miR156 expression timing, not loss of adult trait capacity.

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plant (other)DNA methylation

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