Evolutionary Genetics and Plant Evolution

Our lab is focused on genetic variation in plants. Two major areas of emphasis include the impact of domestication on patterns of polymorphism in domesticated species and the contribution of recombination to genetic variation and patterns of linkage disequilibrium.

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News

• Lab Meeting: Apr 14, 2025 Phenotypically wild barley shows evidence of introgression from cultivated barley
  Discussion Leader: Colin Pierce - Note Special Meeting Date (Monday) and Time (1:00 pm)
• Lab Meeting: Apr 18, 2025 A window-based method for characterizing genotype-environment associations
  Discussion Leader: Roland Akakpo