Aneuploidy was also detected in progeny from a-α opposite - sex congenic mating; thus, both homothallic and heterothallic sexual reproduction can
generate phenotypic diversity de novo.
Professor Segal's research has two major directions 1) Gene regulation — using quantitative and computational models to understand how DNA sequence variation among human individuals
generates phenotypic diversity 2) Microbiome and Nutrition — understanding how the microbial composition of individuals affect their physiology and health.
Not exact matches
Our findings show that sex can
generate phenotypic and genotypic
diversity de novo in the pathogenic yeast C. neoformans with implications for other eukaryotic microbes and pathogens, including other fungi and parasites that are common pathogens of humans.