Drosophila mauritiana is an Indian Ocean island endemic species that diverged from its two
sister species, Drosophila simulans and Drosophila sechellia , approximately 240,000 years …

10.7554/eLife.35468.001 During speciation, sex chromosomes often accumulate interspecific
genetic incompatibilities faster than the rest of the genome. The drive theory posits that sex …

The degraded or decomposed body remains pose serious challenges for successful short
tandem repeat (STR)-based DNA typing for human identification because of contamination …

Background Whole-genome RNA interference post-transcriptional silencing (RNAi) is a
widely used method for studying the phenotypic effects of knocking down individual genes. In …

The fruit fly Drosophila simulans and its sister species D. mauritiana are a model system for
studying the genetic basis of reproductive isolation, primarily because interspecific crosses …

… The following is a list of publications and articles submitted for publication that were a
result of work conducted during doctoral study: * JP Vedanayagam. and D. Garrigan. …

… Vedanayagam, and Daven C. Presgraves …

Methods The Winters sex-ratio (SR) is one of three X-linked meiotic drive system in
Drosophila simulans (Tao Araripe et al. 2007). This system is comprised of a compound …

Meiotic drivers are a class of selfish genetic elements whose existence is frequently hidden
due to concomitant suppressor systems. Accordingly, we know little of their evolutionary …

Relatively little is known about the in vivo functions of newly emerging genes, especially in
metazoans. Although prior RNAi studies reported prevalent lethality among young gene …