The brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are a group of multicellular heterokonts that are
ubiquitous in today's oceans. Large brown algae from multiple orders are the foundation to …

Sex chromosomes have evolved independently in many different plant lineages. Here, we
describe reference genomes for spinach (Spinacia oleracea) X and Y haplotypes by …

The role of adaptation in molecular evolution has been contentious for decades. Here, we
shed light on the adaptive potential in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by presenting systematic …

The attention given to heteromorphism and genetic degeneration of “classical sex
chromosomes”(Y chromosomes in XY systems, and the W in ZW systems that were studied …

In what types of environments should we expect to find strong inbreeding depression?
Previous studies indicate that inbreeding depression, δ, is positively correlated with the …

A classical prediction from single-locus models is that inbreeding increases the efficiency of
selection against partially recessive deleterious alleles (purging), thereby decreasing the …

There is an increasing use of systems biology approaches in both “red” and “white”
biotechnology in order to enable medical, medicinal, and industrial applications. The …

Various models describe asexual evolution by mutation, selection, and drift. Some focus
directly on fitness, typically modeling drift but ignoring or simplifying both epistasis and the …

Background Inbreeding increases homozygosity and exposes deleterious recessive alleles,
generally decreasing the fitness of inbred individuals. Interestingly, males and females are …

Recent advances in the mathematical analysis of models describing evolutionary dynamics
are rapidly increasing our ability to make precise quantitative predictions. These advances …