Peter Andolfatto

The paper identifies epistatic constraints on adaptive evolution in Drosophila Trio protein by reconstructing evolutionary intermediates and showing reduced viability and locomotor defects.

This study identifies cis-regulatory changes in Wnt1 and Wnt6 as contributors to the caudal horn size difference between Bombyx mori and B. mandarina.

The paper uses admixture mapping in swordtail fish hybrids to identify mitonuclear incompatibilities, finding nine genomic regions involved in interactions between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes.

The paper identifies genetic loci underlying bill color variation in long-tailed finches, showing that yellow alleles arose and introgressed into a red subspecies under natural selection.

The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to knockout pigment-related genes in Bombyx mori and its wild ancestor, showing that apt-like contributes to reduced pigmentation during domestication.

The paper identifies a novel family of secreted proteins, BICYCLE, in aphids that are associated with plant gall development through differential gene expression.