Aaron M. Tarone

TL;DR: This study demonstrates the feasibility of GWA studies in A. thaliana and suggests that the approach will be appropriate for many other organisms, particularly when inbred lines are available.

TL;DR: An integrated genotyping strategy was used to identify 4,853,802 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 1,296,080 non-SNP variants and identified 16 polymorphic inversions in the DGRP, finding variation in genome size and many quantitative traits are significantly associated with inversions.

TL;DR: Significant differentiation of hundreds of loci in replicate selection populations supports the hypothesis that the genetic basis of body size variation is very polygenic in D. melanogaster, and significantly associated polymorphisms as a priori candidates in follow-up studies are expected to provide considerable power to determine the Genetic basis of natural variation in body size.

TL;DR: The cloning of the first, to the authors' knowledge, Drosophila melanogaster gene involved in hybrid incompatibilities, Hybrid male rescue (Hmr) is reported, finding that Hmr encodes a protein with homology to a family of MYB-related DNA-binding transcriptional regulators.

TL;DR: By following the proposed roadmap, a bridge can be built between basic and applied decomposition ecology research, culminating in science that could withstand the rigors of emerging legal and cultural expectations.