Thanks @luohaoxu.bsky.social for presenting at #WGDip’s science forum. Using snow carp as a model, he argued that chromosome fusions often initiate rediploidisation after autopolyploidy. Featuring a haplotype-resolved assembly with 443 chromosomes (20n!) & insights into polyploid sex determination.

The #WGDip team is investigating the role of whole genome duplication & rediploidisation in shaping the evolution of eukaryotes. We've added a new page showcasing some of the lineages & organisms we're exploring (it's not an exhaustive list!). Take a look 👇 www.rediploidisation.org/meet-the-gen...

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WGDip researchers are working on organisms across the eukaryotic tree of life.

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Huge congratulations to #WGDip project partner Aoife McLysaght for receiving the Community Service Award from @official-smbe.bsky.social. This recognises Aoife’s outstanding contributions and commitment to building stronger research communities through collaboration, leadership, and generosity. 👏

The #WGDip team really enjoyed #SMBE2026! We shared posters from Zoe Vance, Anthony Redmond and Lucas Freitas, plus flash talks from Róisín Long and Lukasz Niezabitowski. Great to see growing interest in rediploidisation with lots of interesting chats! Thanks to the organisers for an epic meeting! 👏

📢 Join us for a seminar by Professor Luohao Xu: "Snow carps as an emerging model for polyploid genome evolution". 🗓️20 July 2026 ⏰14:00–15:00 📝 Register HERE: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/zeAtDkh2iR This talk follows Professor Xu's recent publication in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

Showing some @wgdip.bsky.social work at #SMBE2026! Swing by poster 217 for a chat about whole genome duplication in yeast and why many of the duplicated genes appear to have been created at different points in time

The @royalsociety.org Pangenomics Transforms Evolutionary Biology conference highlighted how pangenomics is revolutionising evolutionary biology & polyploid research. 🧪 Well done to all presenters and co-organisers 👏@henrylnorth.bsky.social @joanameier.bsky.social @charlottewright.bsky.social

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This Theo Murphy meeting organised by Dr Joana Meier, Dr Henry North and Dr Charlotte Wright, will showcase cutting-edge pangenome tools, applied uses of pangenomes which are transforming health and a...

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WGDip team member Ilia Leitch @biggenomes.bsky.social travelled to Edinburgh to speak on the importance of genome size variation across the tree of life, considering ecological & evolutionary consequences. With Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social who updated us on his research progress in #WGDip

Congrats to the Oxford team including #WGDip team member Peter Holland @peterhox.bsky.social on their @nature.com paper on the importance of WGDs in the development of vertebrate brains🧠, showing that resulting ohnologues continued to support cell-type evolution & development of vertebrate brains 🧪

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Nature research paper: Whole-genome duplication shaped cell-type evolution in the vertebrate brain go.nature.com/4uyh9C1

🌊Happy #WorldOceanDay! 🌊 Today we reflect on one of the smallest 🔬 eukaryotes studied by #WGDip, diatoms! These tiny single-celled, photosynthetic algae found across aquatic environments play an outsized role in our planet's health...

#WGDip hosted @ferdix.bsky.social (University College London) who reviewed the emergence of chaetognaths & priapulids. Discussing gene duplication, cryptic WGD, the impact of gene loss & maintenance or dispersion of ancestral bilaterian linkage groups & the emergence of new cell types & morphologies

Are you interested in eukaryotic evolution & whole genome duplication? So are we! Find out more about #WGDip and the work we have been doing on our website: www.rediploidisation.org

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Happy #BiologicalDiversityDay! 🌍🌿🐟🐌 #WGDip explores how WGD & rediploidisation have shaped eukaryotic diversity through evolutionary time. By studying genomes from a wide range of organisms, we aim to understand how these processes contributed to the extraordinary diversity of life we see today!

Angiosperms have a complex evolutionary history shaped by WGD, with different plant groups experiencing these events at different times & frequencies! #WGDip is looking at the Maleae tribe. This fascinating group includes familiar favourites like apples, pears & quinces 🍏🍐🍎

#WGDip is exploring the genomic history of species across the eukaryotic tree of life. This includes the flowering plant order Ericales - an incredibly diverse lineage with over 12,000 species! Chances are, you already know (and love) some of its members… like tea, kiwi, and blueberries! 🍵🥝🫐

Congrats to @luohaoxu.bsky.social & team for revealing the role of chromosome fusions in initiating asynchronous rediploidisation in autotetraploid snow carp. Featuring #WGDip lead Dan Macqueen as co-author. A landmark study in our ongoing understanding of rediploidisation! @nature.com @ukri.org 🧪

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Thrilled to share our recent publication in @nature.com. We discovered that snow carps experienced a relatively recent whole genome duplication #WGD, making this lineage an ideal lineage to study #rediploidization. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Today we celebrate #NationalDNADay and reflect on how far genomic science has come, from discovering the structure of DNA🧬 to the completion of the Human Genome Project🌐. Without these insights, modern evolutionary genomics projects like #WGDip wouldn’t be possible! 🧪

Happy #worldbookday!📚 #WGDip was inspired by Susumu Ohno’s "Evolution by gene duplication”, published 56 years ago, before the modern era of genomics. His book argued for the central importance of duplicating both individual genes & whole genomes as 'fuel' for great leaps in biological evolution...

Happy #EarthDay! 🌍 As evolutionary biology researchers, we’re reminded every day that the diversity of life on Earth is the result of millions of years of evolution, adaptation, & resilience. Today we acknowledge the importance of protecting the natural world that makes this research possible! 🐌🐟🌱

Our ECRs recently travelled to Dublin for two fantastic days filled with science, collaboration, and a bit of well-earned fun! #WGDip #ECR

📢Join us at the International Polyploidy Conference! #WGDip will be present with two invited speakers: Project Lead Prof. Dan Macqueen & Project Partner Prof. Aoife McLysaght. www.pe-rc.nl/events/inter... @w-u-r.bsky.social @pe-rc.bsky.social #IPC2026 🧪

International Polyploidy Conference 2026, Crossover in theory and application

Wageningen, the Netherlands. 6-13 September 2026

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Can you identify this unusual purple-flowered plant in bloom at the @thebotanics.bsky.social?🔎🪻 This plant has no leaves & cannot photosynthesise. It's an important early spring flower, especially for bees🐝. Its nectar is high in ammonia, making it unsavoury for other pollinators & nectar robbers.

This time last year marked the beginning of the #WGDip project! 🥳 Are you interested in eukaryotic evolution & whole genome duplication? So are we! Find out more about who we are and what we are doing on our website: www.rediploidisation.org 🧪🧬 @ukri.org #BBSRC #sLoLa

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We are excited to announce the 'official' start of our BBSRC funded sLoLa project, where we aim to uncover the role of rediploidisation in shaping evolution after genome duplication events across the tree of life! Find out more: www.rediploidisation.org vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin/news-... #WGDip #BBSRC

Want to hear more from the #WGDip team members? Head over to our website to watch the full video series. 🎥🗣️💬 www.rediploidisation.org/video-files @ukri.org #BBSRC #sLoLa

🌳🌲Today we celebrate #InternationalForestDay & their incredible diversity!🌲🌳 Willows (Salicaceae) are a remarkable family - with a well-documented ancestral WGD event - that includes trees with huge value for people & the planet. For centuries, willows have been used in basket weaving🧺, ...

Hear from Jack, a Science Engagement Manager at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. He hopes that #WGDip will engage the public with the DNA data revolution & explain why large-scale datasets are key to answering some of science’s toughest questions! 🧬🌍 @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Hear what impact Peter hopes #WGDip will have on the science community and on our understanding of what happens following a whole genome duplication! @peterhox.bsky.social

Hear why Aoife is excited to be working as part of the #WGDip team. Aoife is a project partner lead from Trinity College Dublin. 🌟Tell us what excites you about your work!🌟 @tcddublin.bsky.social

Hear what impact Ilia hopes #WGDip will have on the science community and on our understanding of evolution! She is a project co-lead from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 🌟How do you see WGDip impacting your research?🌟 @biggenomes.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social

🧪A recent article in Science Advances revisits long-debated WGD events during early seed plant evolution. Using dosage-sensitive genes as markers of WGD, the authors found little support for an angiosperm-specific WGD, and strong evidence for a single WGD shared by all seed plants. buff.ly/W0hQYno

Revisiting ancient whole-genome duplications in the seed and flowering plants through the lens of dosage-sensitive genes

Dosage-sensitive genes suggest no ancestral angiosperm WGD.

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