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Julia I. Wucherpfennig
Researcher at Stanford University
Publications - 1
Citations - 157
Julia I. Wucherpfennig is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Enhancer & Stickleback. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 93 citations.
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DNA fragility in the parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in stickleback fish.
Kathleen T. Xie,Guliang Wang,Abbey Thompson,Julia I. Wucherpfennig,Thomas E. Reimchen,Andrew D. C. MacColl,Dolph Schluter,Michael A. Bell,Karen M. Vasquez,David M. Kingsley +9 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a pelvic enhancer gene lies within a region of the genome that is prone to double-stranded DNA breakage owing to a high thymine-guanine content, which could lead to enhanced mutation rates that facilitate repeated adaptations to new environments.