Daniel L. Jeffries

The paper uses single-cell RNAseq and population genomic data to show that immune cell types have faster evolutionary divergence in their characteristic genes compared to non-immune cell types.

The paper identifies a recombination event within a non-recombining sex chromosome in blackspotted sticklebacks, challenging the notion that recombination suppression is irreversible.

The paper studies Y chromosome evolution in Mercurialis annua, identifying two recombination suppression stages and a candidate master sex-determination gene.

The paper identifies a female-heterogametic ZW sex-determination system in Hermannia gibba, a species of oribatid mite, using genome assembly and allele-frequency analysis.

This paper studies meiosis in the African pygmy mouse to reveal early steps in neo-XY sex chromosome differentiation, showing delayed synapsis, suppressed recombination, and unique metaphase-I associations in the neo-PAR.

The paper identifies four CSD candidate regions in Lysiphlebus fabarum, showing they lack homology with the honeybee's CSD gene and suggest a novel molecular mechanism for CSD in Hymenoptera.