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Brian J. Knaus

Oregon State UniversityORCID 0000-0003-1665-4343Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1

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Plant BiologyNaturePeer-reviewedMay 28, 2025

Domesticated cannabinoid synthases amid a wild mosaic cannabis pangenome

Ryan C. Lynch, Lillian K. Padgitt‐Cobb, Andrea R. Garfinkel…·Todd P. Michael

This study constructs a chromosome-scale cannabis pangenome to explore genomic diversity and evolution, revealing low diversity in cannabinoid synthase genes and high diversity in other regions.

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C. elegansDNA methylation

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintNov 1, 2019

Inference of Population Genetic Structure and High Linkage Disequilibrium AmongAlternaria spp. Collected from Tomato and Potato Using Genotyping by Sequencing

Tika B. Adhikari, Brian J. Knaus, Niklaus J. Grünwald…·Frank J. Louws

The paper uses GBS to analyze genetic variation in three Alternaria species from tomato and potato, revealing population structure and linkage disequilibrium.

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whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintFeb 26, 2016

VcfR: an R package to manipulate and visualize VCF format data

Brian J. Knaus, Niklaus J. Grünwald

VcfR is an R package that manipulates and visualizes VCF data, offering tools for quality control and integration with other genetic data formats.

DOI 10.1101/041277

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