Allison M. Churcher

This study investigates the genomic consequences of repeated loss of distyly in Linum species, finding mixed evidence for relaxed selection and no clear genomic signature of selfing in homostylous lineages.

PhaseWY is a pipeline that identifies sex-chromosomal regions and extracts Y/W sequences from whole-genome sequencing data, demonstrating its utility in non-model organisms.

The paper identifies 21 conserved genes in hygrosensory neurons of Drosophila and Aedes, showing their roles in humidity sensing and behavior.

This study examines the evolution of the S-locus supergene and molecular mechanisms of distyly in Linum species, finding conserved genetic architecture and brassinosteroid pathway involvement in style length polymorphism.

The paper identifies twelve distinct cell clusters in Drosophila melanogaster involved in hygrosensation and thermosensation through transcriptomic analysis of over 37,000 nuclei.