Jessica Abbott

Jessica Abbott is an evolutionary geneticist specializing in the evolution of sex differences and sex chromosomes. Her research employs experimental evolution to test theories of about sex chromosome evolution.

Understanding Sex Chromosomes Using Experimental Evolution

Jessica Abbott

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Jessica Abbott

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Introduction

Toxic Y Chromosomes and Adaptive Y Degeneration

Evolutionary Success of Supergenes in Social Species

Genetic Architecture and Evolution of the Distyly Supergene in Linum

Y Recombination Arrest and Degeneration in the Absence of Sexual Dimorphism

Understanding Sex Chromosomes Using Experimental Evolution

Stepwise Recombination Suppression on Fungal Mating-Type Chromosomes without Sexual Antagonism…

Pre-existing and Derived Recombination Landscapes Shape Sex Chromosome Evolution in Rumex Hastat…

A Balanced Supergene and Clinal Inversions: The Different Scales of Local Adaptation in Seaweed …

Sheltering of Deleterious Mutations Can Explain the Stepwise Extension of Recombination Suppress…

Convergence and Divergence in the Evolution of Stickleback Sex Chromosomes

Supergene Degeneration Opposes Polymorphism: The Curious Case of Balanced Lethals

How Does an Inversion's Length Affect Its Evolutionary Fate?

The Puzzling Guppy Sex Chromosome Pair

The Roles of Coadaptation and Deleterious Mutations in the Formation of a Mimicry Supergene in a…

Evolution of Dioecy and Sex Chromosomes in Silene

Extensive Segmental Duplication Predated Evolution of a Butterfly Supergene

Evolution of a Young Social Supergene in Fire Ants

Sex Chromosome Divergence and Dosage Compensation in Poeciliids

Tempo of Degeneration in Non-recombining Regions

Non-standard Methods to Study Sex Chromosomes and Application to Cannabis and Hop

Sex-Chromosome Evolution in Frogs: What Role for Sex-Antagonistic Genes?

Convergence Evolution of a Dosage Compensation System

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