Chromosomal Inversions | Azwad Iqbal – Population Geneticist & Evolutionary Biologisthttps://azwadriqbal.github.io/tags/chromosomal-inversions/Chromosomal InversionsHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)enSat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://azwadriqbal.github.io/media/logo.svgChromosomal Inversionshttps://azwadriqbal.github.io/tags/chromosomal-inversions/Rapid Evolution of Invasive Specieshttps://azwadriqbal.github.io/projects/shad-invasion-genomics/Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://azwadriqbal.github.io/projects/shad-invasion-genomics/<p>My dissertation research investigates how American shad — a fish native to the Atlantic coast — rapidly adapted after being introduced to the Pacific Coast in the 1870s. Using &ldquo;Haplotagging&rdquo; linked-read sequencing to generate phased whole-genome data, I study the roles of founder effects, selective sweeps, and large chromosomal inversions in shaping the evolutionary history of invasive populations.</p>