What we do
We study evolution. Topics include genotype-phenotype maps, adaptive landscapes, mutation bias, and the genetic code. We carry out our research using both modeling and data-driven approaches, as well as via collaboration with experimentalists.
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Main publications 2020
- Cano A and Payne J L
Mutation bias interacts with composition bias to influence adaptive evolution
PLoS Computational Biology, 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008296 - Majic P and Payne J L
Enhancers Facilitate the Birth of De Novo Genes and Gene Integration into Regulatory Networks
Molecular Biology & Evolution, 10.1093/molbev/msz300
