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Evolutionary Genomics of Complex Traits
Dr. Luisa Pallares
Max Planck Research Group Leader
We study the genetic basis of phenotypic
variation between individuals, and the role that those genetic effects play in the robustness and evolvability of natural populations of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
Structural Biochemistry of Meiosis
Dr. John Weir
Max Planck Research Group Leader
Meiosis is the process by which the chromosomes from each parent are properly segregated into gametes (e.g. eggs and sperm). Our group examines the mechanisms that control this critical process in the development of new life.
Developed in collaboration with researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society and published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, this technique provides fresh insights ...