Amanda Larracuente

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University of Rochester

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Amanda Larracuente is an Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester, USA. Her research focuses on genomic evolution, conflicts related to genetic drive, and the dynamics of repetitive elements in various species, particularly Drosophila. Recent articles authored by her explore topics such as genomic conflict, structural variation in heterochromatin, and innovative techniques for visualizing chromatin.

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The evolution of centromere organization in Drosophila

Open Date: 2018-01-01

Close Date: 2023-11-01

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The evolutionary and functional genomics of satellite DNA

Open Date: 2016-08-01

Close Date: 2021-05-01

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Clément Gilbert

Université Paris-Saclay

FRANCE

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Joanna Kelley

Associate Professor

University of California, Santa Cruz

UNITED STATES

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Paul Frandsen

Assistant Professor

Brigham Young University

UNITED STATES

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Zheng Li

University of Arizona

UNITED STATES

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Cécile Courret

Laboratoire Évolution, Génomes, Comportement, Écologie

FRANCE

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Michael Barker

Associate Professor

University of Arizona

UNITED STATES

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Juraj Paule

GERMANY

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Kristi Montooth

Associate Professor

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Mahul Chakraborty

Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University

UNITED STATES

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Seeing the Forest Despite the Trees in Repeat‐Rich Genomic Regions

Consequences of drive on the evolution of genomes and species

An innovation in host responses to escalating genomic conflicts

Turnover of retroelements and satellite DNA drives centromere reorganization over short evolutionary timescales in Drosophila

The Evolutionary History of Drosophila simulans Y Chromosomes Reveals Molecular Signatures of Resistance to Sex Ratio Meiotic Drive

High levels of intra-strain structural variation in Drosophila simulans X pericentric heterochromatin

Genetic conflict and the origin of multigene families: implications for sex chromosome evolution

Analyses of 600+ insect genomes reveal repetitive element dynamics and highlight biodiversity-scale repeat annotation challenges

Genome size evolution in the diverse insect order Trichoptera

The nanoCUT&RUN technique visualizes telomeric chromatin in Drosophila

When it comes to genetics, cheaters do prosper

Epistatic selection on a selfish Segregation Distorter supergene – drive, recombination, and genetic load

Unique structure and positive selection promote the rapid divergence of Drosophila Y chromosomes

Evolution of genome structure in the Drosophila simulans species complex

Heterochromatin-dependent transcription of satellite DNAs in the Drosophila melanogaster female germline

Distinct spermiogenic phenotypes underlie sperm elimination in the Segregation Distorter meiotic drive system

RepeatProfiler: A pipeline for visualization and comparative analysis of repetitive DNA profiles

Collaborators (9)

Clément Gilbert

Joanna Kelley

Paul Frandsen

Zheng Li

Cécile Courret

Michael Barker

Juraj Paule

Kristi Montooth

Mahul Chakraborty

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