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Jonchee A. Kao

Harvard UniversityORCID 0000-0003-1701-3265Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 3 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Cassandra G. M. ExtavouriD· 4 shared Ashley Watts· 1 shared Ben Ewen‐CampeniD· 1 shared Daniella An HaberiD· 1 shared Emily L. RivardiD· 1 shared Rishabh R. KapooriD· 1 shared Tarun KumariD· 1 shared Yousuf HashmiiD· 1 shared

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 16, 2026

The Hox code abolishes anatomical variation in an insect gonad

Jonchee A. Kao, Tarun Kumar, Daniella An Haber, Cassandra G. M. Extavour

The paper shows that the Hox code enforces invariant gonad subunit number in the milkweed bug by linking gonad development to segmental patterning.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.09.752918

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 31, 2026

A nuclear targeting approach enables efficient transgenesis in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus

Yu Shirai, Yousuf Hashmi, Ashley Watts…·Cassandra G. M. Extavour

This paper develops an efficient transgenesis system in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus using nuclear targeting and piggyBac, enabling genetic manipulations and expanding its use as a model organism.

1 citation

experimental assaygenetic perturbation / CRISPR

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Evolutionary BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedApr 1, 2026

The dynamic evolution of panarthropod germ cell specification mechanisms

Jonchee A. Kao, Emily L. Rivard, Rishabh R. Kapoor, Cassandra G. M. Extavour

This paper reviews the evolution of germ cell specification in Panarthropoda by analyzing historical data and proposing new hypotheses about its developmental trajectory.

2 citations

multiple speciesstatistical model

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmental BiologyPeer-reviewedMay 5, 2025

Divergence of germ cell-less roles in germ line development across insect species

Jonchee A. Kao, Ben Ewen‐Campen, Cassandra G. M. Extavour

This paper investigates the role of the gcl gene in germ cell development across three insect species, finding divergent functions in germ cell specification and number.

2 citations

Drosophilamouse

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