Brian O'Farrell

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Are single gene studies still relevant in the era of genomics?

Has the study of selection, recombination and phylogenetics in the genomic era made single gene studies of the same phenomenon (e.g. on MHC) much less relevant?

03 March 2013 3,750 5 View

Are Next Generation Sequencing approaches suitable for Population Genetics?

Animal population genetics seems to have gone from medium throughput manual screening of large numbers of markers like microsatellites to jumping on the NGS bandwagon. The data is useful for...

02 February 2013 1,963 36 View

Are there any strategies for sequencing a polymorphic locus (e.g MHC) without using cloning?

Sequencing from clones for a polymorphic locus is time consuming and can place limitations on how many individuals can be processed. I worked in this area many years ago and was wondering whether...

01 January 2013 3,535 19 View

Why does the clarity of papers vary so much from field to field?

I'm not picking on the paper linked but I'd like to highlight the contrast between the abstract and the "author's summary". Having finished the abstract, I was left thinking this might be...

01 January 2013 647 2 View

Does anyone have a satisfactory reference for the most recent common ancestor of sharks, bony fish and mammals?

Just looking for one reference for referencing them as having split over 400 million years ago for a paper, thanks.

01 January 2013 6,190 3 View