Corbin Jones Lab: Publications

Recent Publications from the Jones Lab

2008

Dworkin I. and C. D. Jones. 2008. Genetic changes accompanying the evolution of host specialization in Drosophila sechellia. Genetics [accepted pending revision].

Lawniczak M. K. N., A. K. Holloway, D. J. Begun and C. D. Jones. 2008. Genomic analysis of the relationship between gene expression variation and DNA polymorphism in Drosophila simulans. Genome Biology. 9:R125 .

Shih, H-J and C. D. Jones. 2008. Patterns of amino acid evolution in Drosophila ananassae chimeric gene, siren, parallel those of other Adh derived chimeras. Genetics [in press].

Kopp A., O. Barmina, A.M. Hamilton, L. Higgins, L.M. McIntyre, and C. D. Jones. 2008. Evolution of Gene Expression in the Drosophila Olfactory System. Mol Biol Evol. Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Mezey, J. G., S. V. Nuzhdin, F.F. Yu, and C. D. Jones. 2008 Co-expression domains : units of evolution in the Drosophila transcriptome. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8:2.

2007

Begun, D.J., A. K. Holloway, K. Stevens, L W. Hillier, Y-P Poh, M. W. Hahn, P. M. Nista, C. D. Jones, A. D. Kern, C. Dewey, L. Pachter, E. Myers, and C.H. Langely. 2007 Population genomics: whole-genome analysis of polymorphism and divergence in Drosophila simulans. PLoS Biology. 5(11):e310.

Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium. 2007. Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny. Nature. 450: 203�218.

Gabriel W N., R McNuff, S. K. Patel, T. R. Gregory, W. R. Jeck, C. D. Jones and B. Goldstein 2007. The Tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini, a New Model for Studies on the Evolution of Development. Developmental Biology. Dev Biol. Oct 6; [Epub ahead of print]

Jeck, W. R. , J. A. Reinhardt, D. A. Baltrus, M. T. Hickenbotham, V. Magrini, E. R. Mardis, J. L. Dangl, and C. D. Jones. 2007. Applications Note: Extending assembly of short DNA sequences to handle error through VCAKE. Bioinformatics. 23(21):2942-4.

Holloway, A.K., M.L. Lawniczak, D. J. Begun, J. G. Mezey, and C. D. Jones. 2007. Genome-wide comparison of structural and transcriptional divergence among Drosophila melanogaster, D. simulans, and D. yakuba. PLoS Genetics 3(10):2007-13.

Begun D. J., A. D. Kern, H. A. Lindfors, & C. D. Jones. 2007. Rapid evolution and turnover of testis-expressed genes in the Drosophila yakuba/D. erecta lineage. Genetics. 176:1131-7 .

2006

Masly, J. P., C. D. Jones, M. A.F. Noor, J. Locke & H. A. Orr. 2006. Gene transposition as a novel cause of hybrid sterility in Drosophila. Science. 313:1448-1450.

Levine, M. T., C. D. Jones, A. D. Kern, H. A. Lindfors, & D. J. Begun. Novel genes derived from non-coding DNA in Drosophila melanogaster are chromosome and sex biased. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103:9935-9.

2005

Jones C. D. and D. J. Begun. 2005. Parallel evolution of chimeric fusion genes. PNAS. 102:11373-8.

Jones C. D. A. W. Custer, and D. J. Begun. 2005. Origin and evolution of a chimeric fusion gene in Drosophila subobscura, Drosophila madeirensis, and Drosophila guanche. Genetics 170: 207-19

Danzinger, R.S., and C. D. Jones. 2005. A time to reconsider our collaborations with the Dahl rat. Current Hypertension Reviews. 1(2):97-99

Jones, C. D. 2005. The genetics of adaptations in Drosophila sechellia. Genetica. 123:137-145. [also featured in The Georgia Genetics Review. Vol. 3. Kluwer Academic Publishing, New York.]

2004

Jones, C. D. 2004. The genetics of egg production in Drosophila sechellia. Heredity 92:235-41.

Kern, A.D., C. D. Jones, and D. J. Begun. 2004. Molecular population genetics of male accessory gland proteins in the Drosophila simulans complex. Genetics. 167 (2): 715-35.

By Subject Area:

Drosophila sechellia:

Jones, C. D. 1998. The genetic basis of Drosophila sechellia's resistance to a host plant toxin. Genetics. 149:1899-1908. [see related: Science 284:2106-7]

Jones, C. D. 2001. The genetic basis of larval resistance to a host plant toxin in Drosophila sechellia. Genetical Research. 78: 225-233

Jones, C. D. 2004. The genetics of egg production in Drosophila sechellia. Heredity 92:235-41.

Jones, C. D. 2005. The genetics of adaptations in Drosophila sechellia. Genetica. 123:137-145.

Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium. 2007. Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny. Nature. 450: 203�218.

Jones C. D. 2007. Genetic ablation of antennae or basiconic sensillia reduces Drosophila melanogaster�s ability to perceive odors from the fruit of Morinda citrifolia. Drosophila Information Service. 90: .

New Gene Evolution

Jones C. D. A. W. Custer, and D. J. Begun. 2005. Origin and evolution of a chimeric fusion gene in Drosophila subobscura, Drosophila madeirensis, and Drosophila guanche. Genetics 170: 207-19

Jones C. D. and D. J. Begun. 2005. Parallel evolution of chimeric fusion genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 102:11373-8

Levine, M. T., C. D. Jones, A. D. Kern, H. A. Lindfors, & D. J. Begun. 2006. Novel genes derived from non-coding DNA in Drosophila melanogaster are chromosome and sex biased. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103:9935-9.

Begun D. J., A. D. Kern, H. A. Lindfors, & C. D. Jones. 2007. Rapid evolution and turnover of testis-expressed genes in the Drosophila yakuba/D. erecta lineage. Genetics. 176:1131-7 .

Evolutionary Genomics:

Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium. 2007. Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny. Nature. 450: 203�218.

Gabriel W N., R McNuff, S. K. Patel, T. R. Gregory, W. R. Jeck, C. D. Jones and B. Goldstein. 2007. The Tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini, a New Model for Studies on the Evolution of Development. Developmental Biology. Dev Biol. Oct 6; [Epub ahead of print]

Mezey, J. G., S. V. Nuzhdin, F.F. Yu, and C. D. Jones. 2007 Co-expression domains : units of evolution in the Drosophila transcriptome. BMC Evolutionary Biology. In press.

Population and Quantitative Genetics

Otto, S. P. and C. D. Jones. 2000. Detecting the undetected: estimating the number of loci underlying a trait in QTL studies. Genetics. 156:2093-2107.

Jones, C. D. 2001. Extension of the Castle-Wright effective factor estimator to sex-linkage and haplodiploidy. Journal of Heredity. 92:274-276

Kern, A.D., C. D. Jones, and D. J. Begun. 2002 Genomic effects of nucleotide substitution. Genetics 162(4):1753-61

Kern, A.D., C. D. Jones, and D. J. Begun. 2004. Molecular population genetics of male accessory gland proteins in the Drosophila simulans complex. Genetics. 167 (2): 715-35.

Danzinger, R.S., and C. D. Jones. 2005. A time to reconsider our collaborations with the Dahl rat. Current Hypertension Reviews. 1(2):97-99

Mezey, J. G., S. V. Nuzhdin, F.F. Yu, and C. D. Jones. 2007 Co-expression domains : units of evolution in the Drosophila transcriptome. BMC Evolutionary Biology. In press.

Unrefereed Publications:

Jones C. D. and J. D. Munnoch. 1994. Endangered plants of the Pacific Northwest. Mountaineers. April 1994:13-15.

Jones C. D. and H. A. Orr. 1996. An attempt to rescue hybrid fertility by germline mitotic recombination in Drosophila. Drosophila Information Service. 77:82-83.

Jones C. D. and H. A. Orr. 1998. Test of a Drosophila simulans balancer and a remapping of chromosome 3. Drosophila Information Service. 81:137-138.

Jones, C. D. 2005. Drosophila sechellia: a system for studying the genetics of adaptation. The Georgia Genetics Review. Vol. 3. Kluwer Academic Publishing, New York

Software and Technical Writing:

Electronic Blueprint Survey. © 1993-1994. Microsoft Corp. Programmed by C. D. Jones. Versions 1.00-1.04. A tool for conducting surveys electronically. Also included technical writing and help file programming.

KJBtest. 2002. C.D. Jones. Used for detecting nucleotide changes caused by natural selection.

OJest. 2000-2002. C. D. Jones and S. P. Otto, A utility program for estimating the number of QTLs.

Dsim/Dyak Genome Project BLAST site. 2004. C. Jones and A. Kern. WWW.DPGP.ORG

VCAKE. 2007. W. R. Jeck, J. R. Reinhardt, and C. D. Jones , A utility program for estimating the number of QTLs. VCAKE-at sourceforge

Last Modified CDJ 12/28/07