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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We have two biorxiv/medrxiv newly online: 1. biorxiv.org/content/10.648… In Drosophila we show newly evolved genes play a prominent role in evolving new unfertilizing sperm class that help the other sperm to fertilize 2. medrxiv.org/content/10.648�� We dissected

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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

academic.oup.com/mbe/article/43… Do different digits of our hand or foot have a molecular identity and if so, what are their homologies across tetrapods? We published two new works on @natcomms.nature.com @molbioevol.bsky.social to address the questions.

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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Do selection target the genome region or entire euchromatin or hetrochromatin that is segregated in the nucleus? With 38 amniote chr genomes and their Hi-C data, we show despite dramatic chromosomal reshufflings, ancestral t.co/67kdI9nyqs

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Darren Irwin (he / him) @darrenirwin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Hi y'all. In the midst of [gestures all around], I managed to write a thing. If you work with mitochondrial DNA sequences in groups such as birds, butterflies, or snakes, you might find it interesting. Feedback welcome. The "Driving W Hypothesis" for low mtDNA diversity: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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The Driving W Hypothesis for Low Within-Population Mitochondrial DNA Diversity and Between-Population Mitochondrial Capture

The fields of evolutionary biology, molecular ecology, genetics, and taxonomy have been profoundly influenced by studies of variation in mitochondrial DNA. Here I propose a hypothesis that will likely...

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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

new work from the lab. Degeneration of Y chromosome does not seem to be one-way street. As a refugium of transposons @Alex Suh @valentinapeona.bsky.social , Y chromosome can recruit some genes by accidental TE burst: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1673852725002243

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Gene traffic mediated by transposable elements shaped the dynamic evolution of ancient sex chromosomes of varanid lizard

Lizards usually exhibit frequent turnovers and a much greater diversity of sex determination mechanisms compared to birds and mammals, with the conser…

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The difference between doing a project and presenting it. An observation can lead to many avenues of explorations before focus turns to a specific discovery. Presenting it, in a talk / paper, follows inversely, with broad perspectives coming before & after the specific discovery.

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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We are organizing a symposium in the 4th AsiaEvo Conferenence this December in #Kunming about #appendage featuring the Palentologist Xing Xu at IVPP, Dev. biologist Cheng-Ming Chung from USC and evodevoist @MonteiroLab Antonia Monteiro from NUS. Submit your abstract now!

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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

There will be a special session during @official-smbe.bsky.social 2025 this year to introduce the Mol Biol Evol studies in China: smbe2025.scimeeting.cn/en/web/index.... My student Huangyi and postdoc Jing Liu will be giving a talk in two other symposiums. See u in Beijing!

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We have met them already, but when in Beijing, make sure not to miss this amazing set of talks by the winners of the Graduate Student Excellence Award, presented at a dedicated symposium at the start of #SMBE2025. 🙌 Details on the website: smbe2025.scimeeting.cn/en/web/progr...

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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

@wenjuanma84.bsky.social and I have assembled a great list of speakers on sex chromosome evolution of a wide range of species! Look forward to see you @official-smbe.bsky.social smbe2025 in Beijing on in the Zoom room in July!

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

From: A Deer of Nine Colors (1981), dir. Qian Jiajun and Dai Tielang, Shanghai Animation Film Studio

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Zhu, @zhouqi1982.bsky.social et al. produce a chromosome-level genome assembly of the Amur rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) using HiFi and Hi-C data (1.69 Gbp; N50 = 215 Mb; 97.4% BUSCO), an important resource for studying snake evolution. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf086 #genome #snake

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Huangyi He from Zhejiang University is on today! Huangyi's research focuses on the evolutionary and developmental mechanisms behind sperm heteromorphism and sex chromosome evolution in Drosophila. 🪰 More ⬇️ and follow Huangyi on social media X: @HuangyiH92641

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Zhou Qi @zhouqi1982.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The great part is that he is wearing AirPods Max

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