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Patrick P. Edger is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Key topics in their research include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Berry genetics and cultivation research, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Plant Pathogens and Resistance, and Genetic diversity and population structure.

Frequent venues for their publications are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 18 publications, New Phytologist and Horticulture Research with 6 publications each, Nature Communications with 4 publications, and Acta Horticulturae also with 4 publications.

Recent papers by Patrick P. Edger include:

  • Exceptional subgenome stability and functional divergence in the allotetraploid Ethiopian cereal teff, 2020, Nature Communications
  • One subgenome to rule them all: underlying mechanisms of subgenome dominance, 2020, Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • Genome Synteny Has Been Conserved Among the Octoploid Progenitors of Cultivated Strawberry Over Millions of Years of Evolution, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Replaying the evolutionary tape to investigate subgenome dominance in allopolyploid Brassica napus, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Genome-wide association of volatiles reveals candidate loci for blueberry flavor, 2020, New Phytologist

Frequent coauthors in their work include J. Chris Pires, Alan Yocca, Kevin A. Bird, Adrian E. Platts, and Nahla Bassil.

Best Publications

  • Early allopolyploid evolution in the post-Neolithic Brassica napus oilseed genome

    Boulos Chalhoub;Shengyi Liu;Isobel A.P. Parkin

  • Origin and evolution of the octoploid strawberry genome.

    Patrick P. Edger;Thomas J. Poorten;Robert VanBuren;Michael A. Hardigan

  • The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Ching Man Wai;Ching Man Wai;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

  • The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications.

    Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Hanna M. Heidel-Fischer;Michaël Bekaert;Jadranka Rota

  • The pangenome of an agronomically important crop plant Brassica oleracea

    Agnieszka A. Golicz;Philipp E. Bayer;Guy C. Barker;Patrick P. Edger

  • An atlas of over 90,000 conserved noncoding sequences provides insight into crucifer regulatory regions

    Annabelle Haudry;Adrian E Platts;Emilio Vello;Douglas R Hoen

  • Gene and genome duplications: the impact of dosage-sensitivity on the fate of nuclear genes.

    Patrick P. Edger;J. Chris Pires

  • Identification of shared single copy nuclear genes in Arabidopsis, Populus, Vitis and Oryza and their phylogenetic utility across various taxonomic levels

    Jill M Duarte;P Kerr Wall;P Kerr Wall;Patrick P Edger;Lena L Landherr

  • Ancient whole genome duplications, novelty and diversification: the WGD Radiation Lag-Time Model.

    M Eric Schranz;Setareh Mohammadin;Patrick P Edger

  • Single-molecule sequencing of the desiccation-tolerant grass Oropetium thomaeum.

    Robert VanBuren;Doug Bryant;Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

  • Resolution of Brassicaceae Phylogeny Using Nuclear Genes Uncovers Nested Radiations and Supports Convergent Morphological Evolution

    Chien Hsun Huang;Renran Sun;Yi Hu;Liping Zeng

  • Comparative Phylogenomics Uncovers the Impact of Symbiotic Associations on Host Genome Evolution

    Pierre Marc Delaux;Kranthi Varala;Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Gloria M. Coruzzi

  • Single-molecule sequencing and optical mapping yields an improved genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) with chromosome-scale contiguity.

    Patrick P Edger;Robert VanBuren;Marivi Colle;Thomas J Poorten

  • Evaluating methods for isolating total RNA and predicting the success of sequencing phylogenetically diverse plant transcriptomes.

    Marc T.J. Johnson;Eric J. Carpenter;Zhijian Tian;Richard Bruskiewich

  • Haplotype-phased genome and evolution of phytonutrient pathways of tetraploid blueberry.

    Marivi Colle;Courtney P. Leisner;Ching Man Wai;Shujun Ou

  • Subgenome Dominance in an Interspecific Hybrid, Synthetic Allopolyploid, and a 140-Year-Old Naturally Established Neo-Allopolyploid Monkeyflower.

    Patrick P. Edger;Ronald Smith;Michael R. McKain;Arielle M. Cooley

  • The causes and consequences of subgenome dominance in hybrids and recent polyploids

    Kevin A. Bird;Robert VanBuren;Joshua R. Puzey;Patrick P. Edger

  • Metabolic and evolutionary costs of herbivory defense: Systems biology of glucosinolate synthesis

    Michaël Bekaert;Michaël Bekaert;Patrick P. Edger;Corey M. Hudson;J.Chris Pires

  • Polyploid Evolution of the Brassicaceae during the Cenozoic Era

    Sateesh Kagale;Sateesh Kagale;Stephen J. Robinson;John Nixon;Rong Xiao

  • Two-Phase Resolution of Polyploidy in the Arabidopsis Metabolic Network Gives Rise to Relative and Absolute Dosage Constraints

    Michaël Bekaert;Patrick P. Edger;J. Chris Pires;Gavin C. Conant

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Chris Pires
J. Chris Pires Colorado State University
Eric Lyons
Eric Lyons University of Arizona
M. Eric Schranz
M. Eric Schranz Wageningen University & Research
Steven J. Knapp
Steven J. Knapp University of California, Davis
Todd C. Mockler
Todd C. Mockler Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Jim Leebens-Mack
Jim Leebens-Mack University of Georgia
Haibao Tang
Haibao Tang Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Michael Freeling
Michael Freeling University of California, Berkeley
Nahla V. Bassil
Nahla V. Bassil Agricultural Research Service
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta

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