Pasi M. A. Rastas

This paper identifies BpLAZY1A as a key gene regulating gravitropic signaling and tissue polarity in silver birch branches, linking gene expression asymmetry to biomechanical reinforcement and growth orientation.

This study identifies FvFT1-FvTFL1 epistasis as a mechanism controlling flowering time adaptation in woodland strawberry across diverse climates.

The paper identifies ecological interactions by analyzing non-target data from whole-genome sequencing projects of the Glanville fritillary butterfly.

This study presents the first collection of sex-specific recombination maps across 40 fish species, revealing links between recombination rates, karyotype, and sex-specific crossover positioning.

The paper introduces Lep-Rec, a software tool to compute local recombination rates and estimate tetrad crossover distributions, showing improved performance over existing tools and better heritability estimates of recombination.

This study evaluates species-specific c0t-1 DNA blockers for exome capture in Pinus sylvestris, showing improved performance over universal blockers.

The paper presents an improved rat reference genome, mRatBN7.2, which enhances genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomics data mapping and identifies millions of genetic variations across rat strains.

The paper analyzes the genome and population genomics of Coffea arabica to reveal its diversification history and breeding-related genetic changes.

The paper shows that existing mapping functions fail to predict recombination frequency from map distance in high-density data and proposes a new piecewise function for better accuracy.

This study characterizes sex differences in recombination landscape in Rumex hastatulus, showing strong male-specific recombination suppression and its potential role in sex chromosome evolution.

The paper improves a stickleback reference genome assembly using Lep-Anchor software, enhancing contiguity and haploidy while reducing haplotypic contigs and detecting more genetic variation.

The paper improves the chromosome-level genome assembly of the Glanville fritillary butterfly using SMRT sequencing and a linkage map, increasing the assembly size by 94 Mb.

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the nine-spined stickleback, revealing evolutionary insights and chromosomal rearrangements compared to the three-spined stickleback.

This study identifies the sex chromosome in Mercurialis annua using genomic and transcriptomic data, revealing suppressed recombination and X/Y sequence divergence without extensive Y-chromosome degeneration.

This study refines the rat genetic map to sub-centimorgan resolution using 95,769 markers and 870 meioses, revealing sex-specific recombination patterns and improving QTL localization.

This study identifies a genomic region associated with resistance to Ostreid Herpesvirus in Pacific oysters using a genome-wide association study and linkage mapping.