Marjorie D. Matocq

This paper resolves the genetic lineage of California bighorn sheep using high-throughput sequencing, confirming its distinctiveness and informing conservation strategies.

The paper studies gene duplication in SERPINA genes across vertebrates and shows that duplicated paralogs in rodents can inhibit snake venom proteases, suggesting adaptive functional variation.

This study uses trio binning to assemble genomes of two woodrat species, revealing expanded and novel cytochrome p450 gene islands linked to dietary adaptation to toxic plants.