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 17, 2026 Estimating recombination using only the allele frequency spectrum
  Discussion Leader: Alex Skallas
• Mar 20, 2026 Podcast: Deep Roots & Big Data: The Evolution of Our Crops (Minnesota CropCast)