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    • Computational Approaches to Developmental Biology 

      Blondel, Leo (2021-01-20)
      The origin and evolution of new genes is an active topic of research, relying on the taxonomical diversity now present in sequence databases. Using those databases, we described how \textit{oskar}, a key determinant of ...
    • An evolutionary perspective on germ cell specification genes in insects 

      Ewen-Campen, Benjamin Scott (2014-06-06)
      This dissertation investigates the embryonic specification of a specific group of cells: the germ cells. Germ cells, which give rise to sperm and egg, are the only cells in sexually-reproducing animals that directly ...