Michael S. Barker

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• The Genomic Legacy of Ancient Polyploidy in Crop Domestication

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026-03-11

• Phylogenomic synteny reveals paleohexaploid-derived genomic blocks across Asteraceae

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026-02-10

• Bistable Mutation-Selection Equilibria and Violations of Fisher’s Theorem in Tetraploids: Insights from Nonlinear DynamicsPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-09-01

• The Role of Meiotic Drive in Chromosome Number Disparity Between Heterosporous and Homosporous Plants

  Molecular Ecology · 2025-04-07 · 3 citations

• Phylogenomic synteny analysis tracks conserved ancient polyploid-derived triplicated genomic blocks across Asteraceae genomesPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-01-11 · 3 citations

• Chromosome-scale Reference Genome and RAD-based Genetic Map of Yellow Starthistle ( <i>Centaurea solstitialis</i> ) Reveal Putative Structural Variation and QTL Associated With Invader Traits

  Genome Biology and Evolution · 2024-11-25 · 2 citations

• Ancient polyploidy and low rate of chromosome loss explain the high chromosome numbers of homosporous fernsPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024-09-25 · 4 citations

• Doubling down on polyploid discoveries: Global advances in genomics and ecological impacts of polyploidy

  American Journal of Botany · 2024-08-01 · 7 citations

• Species‐tree topology impacts the inference of ancient whole‐genome duplications across the angiosperm phylogeny

  American Journal of Botany · 2024-07-22 · 14 citations