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List of works by Jean-Nicolas Volff

A multicopy Y-chromosomal SGNH hydrolase gene expressed in the testis of the platyfish has been captured and mobilized by a Helitron transposon

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A novel marker for the platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) W chromosome is derived from a Polinton transposon

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An active non-LTR retrotransposon with tandem structure in the compact genome of the pufferfish Tetraodon nigroviridis

scientific article (publication date: July 2003)

Analysis of the spotted gar genome suggests absence of causative link between ancestral genome duplication and transposable element diversification in teleost fish.

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Cloning of the dmrt1 gene of Xiphophorus maculatus: dmY/dmrt1Y is not the master sex-determining gene in the platyfish

scientific article published in October 2003

Comparative analysis of transposable elements highlights mobilome diversity and evolution in vertebrates

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Construction and initial analysis of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) contigs from the sex-determining region of the platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus

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Corrigendum: The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons.

scientific article published in May 2016

Diversity of retrotransposable elements in compact pufferfish genomes

scientific article published on December 2003

Embryonic expression of endogenous retroviral RNAs in somatic tissues adjacent to the Oikopleura germline

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Endogenous Retroviruses in Fish Genomes: From Relics of Past Infections to Evolutionary Innovations?

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Evolution of melanocortin receptors in teleost fish: the melanocortin type 1 receptor

scientific article published on 17 July 2007

Evolution of pigment synthesis pathways by gene and genome duplication in fish

scientific article (publication date: 11 May 2007)

Evolution of signal transduction by gene and genome duplication in fish

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Evolutionary active transposable elements in the genome of the coelacanth.

scientific article published in August 2013

Evolutionary history of the mammalian synaptonemal complex

scientific article published on 12 March 2016

Evolutionary impact of transposable elements on genomic diversity and lineage-specific innovation in vertebrates

scientific article published on 22 September 2015

Expansion by whole genome duplication and evolution of the sox gene family in teleost fish

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Expression of young HERV-H loci in the course of colorectal carcinoma and correlation with molecular subtypes

scientific article published on 23 October 2015

Functional divergence of two zebrafish midkine growth factors following fish-specific gene duplication

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Gene amplification and functional diversification of melanocortin 4 receptor at an extremely polymorphic locus controlling sexual maturation in the platyfish

scientific article published on 27 September 2013

Genetic Innovation in Vertebrates: Gypsy Integrase Genes and Other Genes Derived from Transposable Elements

scientific article published on August 13, 2012

Genetic, biochemical and evolutionary facets of Xmrk-induced melanoma formation in the fish Xiphophorus

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Genome duplication in the teleost fish Tetraodon nigroviridis reveals the early vertebrate proto-karyotype

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Giant lungfish genome elucidates the conquest of land by vertebrates

Guidelines for the nomenclature of genetic elements in tunicate genomes

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High temperature increases the masculinization rate of the all-female (XX) rainbow trout "Mal" population

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Hydra meiosis reveals unexpected conservation of structural synaptonemal complex proteins across metazoans

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Insights into Sex Chromosome Evolution and Aging from the Genome of a Short-Lived Fish

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Interspecies insertion polymorphism analysis reveals recent activity of transposable elements in extant coelacanths

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Molecular analysis of the sex chromosomes of the platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus: Towards the identification of a new type of master sexual regulator in vertebrates

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Molecular analysis of the sex-determining region of the platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus

scientific article published in January 2006

Pigmentary function and evolution of tyrp1 gene duplicates in fish

scientific article published on 29 July 2009

Pigmentation pathway evolution after whole-genome duplication in fish

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Plasticity of animal genome architecture unmasked by rapid evolution of a pelagic tunicate

scientific article (publication date: 3 December 2010)

Subfunctionalization of duplicate mitf genes associated with differential degeneration of alternative exons in fish

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Tame affairs: domesticated transposase and domestic pigs

scientific article published on 26 February 2010

Teleost Fish-Specific Preferential Retention of Pigmentation Gene-Containing Families After Whole Genome Duplications in Vertebrates.

scientific article published on 4 May 2018

The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution

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The Xmrk oncogene can escape nonfunctionalization in a highly unstable subtelomeric region of the genome of the fish Xiphophorus

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The cavefish genome reveals candidate genes for eye loss

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The coelacanth: Can a "living fossil" have active transposable elements in its genome?

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The endothelin system: evolution of vertebrate-specific ligand-receptor interactions by three rounds of genome duplication

scientific article published on 27 January 2009

The genome of the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus, provides insights into evolutionary adaptation and several complex traits

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The rainbow trout genome provides novel insights into evolution after whole-genome duplication in vertebrates

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The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons

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The vertebrate makorin ubiquitin ligase gene family has been shaped by large-scale duplication and retroposition from an ancestral gonad-specific, maternal-effect gene

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Transcriptional control analyses of the Xiphophorus melanoma oncogene

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Transposable elements as a source of genetic innovation: expression and evolution of a family of retrotransposon-derived neogenes in mammals

scientific article (publication date: 17 January 2005)

Transposable elements as drivers of genomic and biological diversity in vertebrates

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Turning junk into gold: domestication of transposable elements and the creation of new genes in eukaryotes

scientific article published on September 2006

Ty3/Gypsy retrotransposon fossils in mammalian genomes: did they evolve into new cellular functions?

scientific article (publication date: February 2001)

X. couchianus and X. hellerii genome models provide genomic variation insight among Xiphophorus species

scientific article published on 7 January 2016

Zisupton--a novel superfamily of DNA transposable elements recently active in fish

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piRNAs and their diverse roles: a transposable element-driven tactic for gene regulation?

scientific article published on 31 October 2016