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: Jul 24, 2026 Integration, abundance, and transmission of mutations and transgenes in a series of CRISPR/Cas9 soybean lines
  Discussion Leader: Luis Arge
• Mar 20, 2026 Podcast: Deep Roots & Big Data: The Evolution of Our Crops (Minnesota CropCast)