Search Results - "Hemmer, Lucas W"

Hybrid dysgenesis in Drosophila virilis results in clusters of mitotic recombination and loss-of-heterozygosity but leaves meiotic recombination unaltered by Hemmer, Lucas W, Dias, Guilherme B, Smith, Brittny, Van Vaerenberghe, Kelley, Howard, Ashley, Bergman, Casey M, Blumenstiel, Justin P

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are endogenous mutagens and their harmful effects are especially evident in syndromes of hybrid dysgenesis. In , hybrid dysgenesis…”
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Turnover of retroelements and satellite DNA drives centromere reorganization over short evolutionary timescales in Drosophila by Courret, Cécile, Hemmer, Lucas W., Wei, Xiaolu, Patel, Prachi D., Chabot, Bryce J., Fuda, Nicholas J., Geng, Xuewen, Chang, Ching-Ho, Mellone, Barbara G., Larracuente, Amanda M.

“…Centromeres reside in rapidly evolving, repeat-rich genomic regions, despite their essential function in chromosome segregation. Across organisms, centromeres…”
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Holding it together: rapid evolution and positive selection in the synaptonemal complex of Drosophila by Hemmer, Lucas W, Blumenstiel, Justin P

“…The synaptonemal complex (SC) is a highly conserved meiotic structure that functions to pair homologs and facilitate meiotic recombination in most eukaryotes…”
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What Drives Positive Selection in the Drosophila piRNA Machinery? The Genomic Autoimmunity Hypothesis by Blumenstiel, Justin P, Erwin, Alexandra A, Hemmer, Lucas W

“…In animals, PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) play a crucial role in genome defense. Moreover, because piRNAs can be maternally transmitted, they contribute to…”
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What Drives Positive Selection in the Drosophila piRNA Machinery? The Genomic Autoimmunity Hypothesis by Blumenstiel, Justin P, Erwin, Alexandra A, Hemmer, Lucas W

“…In animals, PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) play a crucial role in genome defense. Moreover, because piRNAs can be maternally transmitted, they contribute to…”
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The Evolution of Recombination Landscapes and Mechanisms in Drosophila in Light of Intragenomic Conflict by Hemmer, Lucas W

“…Sex and recombination are ubiquitous across the vast majority of life on earth. In eukaryotes, recombination during meiosis yields new variation that selection…”
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