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Kevin M. Wright

- Verified email at actiobio.com - Cited by 2543

Kevin Wright

- Verified email at ohsu.edu - Cited by 1495

The strength and genetic basis of reproductive isolating barriers in flowering plants

…, JL Modliszewski, KM Wright… - … of the Royal …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Speciation is characterized by the evolution of reproductive isolation between two groups of
organisms. Understanding the process of speciation requires the quantification of barriers to …

Confronting amphibian declines and extinctions

…, R Ibáñez D, KC Zippel, DP Lawson, KM Wright… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Amphibian declines and extinctions are global and rapid: 32.5% of 5743 described species
are threatened, with at least 9, and perhaps 122, becoming extinct since 1980 (1). Species …

[BOOK][B] Amphibian medicine and captive husbandry.

KM Wright, BR Whitaker - 2001 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This book contains 27 chapters. Topics covered are: evolution of amphibia; taxonomy of
amphibians kept in captivity; anatomy for the clinician; applied physiology; amphibian …

[PDF][PDF] Meiotic adaptation to genome duplication in Arabidopsis arenosa

L Yant, JD Hollister, KM Wright, BJ Arnold, JD Higgins… - Current biology, 2013 - cell.com
Whole genome duplication (WGD) is a major factor in the evolution of multicellular eukaryotes,
yet by doubling the number of homologs, WGD severely challenges reliable chromosome …

What can patterns of differentiation across plant genomes tell us about adaptation and speciation?

…, NA Sherman, KM Wright… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Genome scans have become a common approach to identify genomic signatures of natural
selection and reproductive isolation, as well as the genomic bases of ecologically relevant …

Fine-scale variation in meiotic recombination in Mimulus inferred from population shotgun sequencing

U Hellsten, KM Wright, J Jenkins… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Meiotic recombination rates can vary widely across genomes, with hotspots of intense activity
interspersed among cold regions. In yeast, hotspots tend to occur in promoter regions of …

Estimates of the heritability of human longevity are substantially inflated due to assortative mating

JG Ruby, KM Wright, KA Rand, A Kermany, K Noto… - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Kevin M Wright , Kevin M Wright … The latent states are the genotypes and sociocultural
equivalents for each individual (T S and T B for the siblings; T F and T M for the parents). Arrows …

[PDF][PDF] Dystroglycan organizes axon guidance cue localization and axonal pathfinding

KM Wright, KA Lyon, H Leung, DJ Leahy, L Ma… - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Precise patterning of axon guidance cue distribution is critical for nervous system development.
Using a murine forward genetic screen for novel determinants of axon guidance, we …

[HTML][HTML] Indirect Evolution of Hybrid Lethality Due to Linkage with Selected Locus in Mimulus guttatus

KM Wright, D Lloyd, DB Lowry, MR Macnair… - PLoS biology, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Most species are superbly and intricately adapted to the environments in which they live.
Adaptive evolution by natural selection is the primary force shaping biological diversity. …

The glucuronyltransferase B4GAT1 is required for initiation of LARGE-mediated α-dystroglycan functional glycosylation

…, Y Hara, D Beltrán Valero de Bernabé, L Yu, KM Wright… - elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.03941.001 Dystroglycan is a cell membrane receptor that organizes the
basement membrane by binding ligands in the extracellular matrix. Proper glycosylation of the α-…