The identification of genomic regions and genes that have evolved under natural selection is
a fundamental objective in the field of evolutionary genetics. While various approaches have …

Although many studies have examined quantitative trait variation across many species, only
a small number of genes and thereby molecular mechanisms have been discovered …

Studies of model organisms have provided important insights into how natural genetic
differences shape trait variation. These discoveries are driven by the growing availability of …

Host-parasite interactions exert strong selection pressures on the genomes of both host and
parasite. These interactions can lead to negative frequency-dependent selection, a form of …

Nematodes are important parasites of people and animals, and in natural ecosystems they
are a major ecological force. Strongyloides ratti is a common parasitic nematode of wild rats …

Caenorhabditis nematodes form an excellent model for studying how the mode of
reproduction affects genetic diversity, as some species reproduce via outcrossing whereas …

Over the last 20 years, studies of Caenorhabditis elegans natural diversity have
demonstrated the power of quantitative genetic approaches to reveal the evolutionary …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has shed light on many aspects of eukaryotic
biology, including genetics, development, cell biology, and genomics. A major factor in the …

Individuals can exhibit differences in metabolism that are caused by the interplay of genetic
background, nutritional input, microbiota and other environmental factors,,–. It is difficult to …

Omics tools provide broad datasets for biological discovery. However, the computational
tools for identifying important genes or pathways in RNA-seq, proteomics, or GWAS …