Michael R. McKain

A genome triplication associated with early diversification of the core eudicots.

Allopolyploidy, diversification, and the Miocene grassland expansion.

Phylogenetic analysis of Saccharum s.l. (Poaceae; Andropogoneae), with emphasis on the circumscription of the South American species.

Dissecting the molecular signatures of apical cell-type shoot meristems from two ancient land plant lineages.

Elucidating steroid alkaloid biosynthesis in Veratrum californicum: production of verazine in Sf9 cells.

The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis.

Multilocus phylogeny and phylogenomics of Eriochrysis P. Beauv. (Poaceae-Andropogoneae): Taxonomic implications and evidence of interspecific hybridization.

A Phylogenomic Assessment of Ancient Polyploidy and Genome Evolution across the Poales.

Strongly asymmetric hybridization barriers shape the origin of a new polyploid species and its hybrid ancestor.

Evolution of a CAM anatomy predates the origins of Crassulacean acid metabolism in the Agavoideae (Asparagaceae).

Gα and regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) protein pairs maintain functional compatibility and conserved interaction interfaces throughout evolution despite frequent loss of RGS proteins in plants.

Verdant: automated annotation, alignment and phylogenetic analysis of whole chloroplast genomes.

The draft genome of the Cpanicoid grass species Dichanthelium oligosanthes.

Timing of rapid diversification and convergent origins of active pollination within Agavoideae (Asparagaceae).

Drosophila melanogaster retrotransposon and inverted repeat-derived endogenous siRNAs are differentially processed in distinct cellular locations.

Subgenome Dominance in an Interspecific Hybrid, Synthetic Allopolyploid, and a 140-Year-Old Naturally Established Neo-Allopolyploid Monkeyflower.

The asparagus genome sheds light on the origin and evolution of a young Y chromosome.

Single-molecule sequencing and optical mapping yields an improved genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) with chromosome-scale contiguity.