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Peter W. H. Holland

Peter W. H. Holland

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Genetics

D-Index
80
Citations
29963
World Ranking
1565
National Ranking
201

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Peter W. H. Holland is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans within the broad fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science. Their work addresses main topics such as Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy, Genetic diversity and population structure, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, and Plant and animal studies.

Recent publications by Peter W. H. Holland include the following papers:

  • MitoHiFi: a python pipeline for mitochondrial genome assembly from PacBio high fidelity reads, 2023, BMC Bioinformatics
  • The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020, 2021, The Lancet Global Health
  • A DNA barcoding framework for taxonomic verification in the Darwin Tree of Life Project, 2024, Wellcome Open Research
  • A sampling strategy for genome sequencing the British terrestrial arthropod fauna, 2023, Wellcome Open Research
  • Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Douglas Boyes
  • Liam M Crowley
  • Peter O. Mulhair
  • Gavin R. Broad

Peter W. H. Holland has contributed substantially to publications in several venues with the highest number of their works appearing in Wellcome Open Research. Other notable venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Biology and Evolution, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, and Nature Ecology & Evolution.

In 2003, Peter W. H. Holland was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • The oyster genome reveals stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation

    Guofan Zhang;Xiaodong Fang;Ximing Guo;Li Li

  • The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype

    Nicholas H. Putnam;Thomas Butts;David E. K. Ferrier;Rebecca F. Furlong

  • Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species

    Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra;James R. Walters;Adriana D. Briscoe

  • Gene duplications and the origins of vertebrate development

    Peter W. H. Holland;Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez;Nic A. Williams;Arend Sidow

  • The genomes of four tapeworm species reveal adaptations to parasitism

    Isheng J. Tsai;Magdalena Zarowiecki;Nancy Holroyd;Alejandro Garciarrubio

  • The zootype and the phylotypic stage.

    J. M. W. Slack;P. W. H. Holland;C. F. Graham

  • Rare genomic changes as a tool for phylogenetics

    Antonis Rokas;Peter W.H. Holland

  • Archetypal organization of the amphioxus Hox gene cluster.

    Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez;Peter W. H. Holland;Peter W. H. Holland

  • The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons

    Ingo Braasch;Andrew R Gehrke;Jeramiah J Smith;Kazuhiko Kawasaki

  • The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology

    Linda Z. Holland;Ricard Albalat;Kaoru Azumi;Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez

  • The ParaHox gene cluster is an evolutionary sister of the Hox gene cluster

    Nina M. Brooke;Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez;Peter W. H. Holland

  • Hox genes and chordate evolution.

    Peter W.H. Holland;Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez

  • Phylogenomics of Eukaryotes: Impact of Missing Data on Large Alignments

    Hervé Philippe;Elizabeth A Snell;Eric Bapteste;Philippe Lopez

  • Special Feature: Vertebrate innovations

    Sebastian M. Shimeld;Peter W. H. Holland

  • Classification and nomenclature of all human homeobox genes

    Peter W H Holland;H Anne F Booth;Elspeth A Bruford

  • Expression of homeo box genes during mouse development: a review.

    P. W. H. Holland;B. L. M. Hogan

  • Tripartite organization of the ancestral chordate brain and the antiquity of placodes: insights from ascidian Pax-2/5/8, Hox and Otx genes.

    Hiroshi Wada;Hidetoshi Saiga;Noriyuki Satoh;Peter W. H. Holland

  • Evolution of homeobox genes.

    Peter W. H. Holland

  • In vivo expression of mRNA for the Ca++-binding protein SPARC (osteonectin) revealed by in situ hybridization.

    P W Holland;S J Harper;J H McVey;B L Hogan

  • The genomes of four tapeworm species reveals adaptations to parasitism

    M Zarowiecki;J Isheng Tsai;NE Holroyd;PJ Olson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez
Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez University of Barcelona
Linda Z. Holland
Linda Z. Holland University of California, San Diego
Brigid L.M. Hogan
Brigid L.M. Hogan Duke University
Daniel S. Rokhsar
Daniel S. Rokhsar University of California, Berkeley
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Gary W. Litman
Gary W. Litman University of South Florida
William R. Taylor
William R. Taylor The Francis Crick Institute
Marc Robinson-Rechavi
Marc Robinson-Rechavi University of Lausanne
Anlong Xu
Anlong Xu Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Yutaka Satou
Yutaka Satou Kyoto University

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