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Research interests
I am an evolutionary geneticist with interests in mating systems, plant domestication, plant breeding and characterization of genetic pools in wild relatives of crop species.
Teaching
I teach Plant Evolution for the course EEP3, University of Edinburgh
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Biology and Biotechnologies of Fungi, University of Turin
1995 → 1999
Award Date: 10 Feb 1999
Bachelor, Natural Sciences, University of Turin
1989 → 1994
Award Date: 8 Jul 1994
External positions
University of Edinburgh
1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sept 2022
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Testing For The Occurrence Of Adaptive Haplotypes In A Wild Relative Of Wheat.
Bergero, R. (Supervisor) & Tuffin, A. (PhD Student)
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: PhD project
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Has recombination changed during the recent evolution of the guppy Y chromosome?
Charlesworth, D., Qiu, S., Bergero, R., Gardner, J., Keegan, K., Yong, L., Hastings, A. & Konczal, M., Jan 2024, In: Genetics. 226, 1, iyad198.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A symmetry gene restores femaleness
Bergero, R., Mar 2022, In: Nature Plants. 8, 3, p. 198-199 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Meiosis and beyond – understanding the mechanistic and evolutionary processes shaping the germline genome
Bergero, R., Ellis, P., Haerty, W., Larcombe, L., Macaulay, I., Mehta, T., Mogensen, M., Murray, D., Nash, W., Neale, M., O'Connor, R., Ottolini, C., Peel, N., Ramsey, L., Skinner, B., Suh, A., Summers, M., Sun, Y., Tidy, A. & Rahbari, R. & 2 others, , Jun 2021, In: Biological Reviews. 96, 3, p. 822-841 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Improved reference genome uncovers novel sex-linked regions in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Fraser, B., Whiting, J. R., Paris, J. R., Weadick, C. J., Parsons, P. J., Bergero, R., Charlesworth, D., Bemm, F., Hoffmann, M., Kottler, V. A., Liu, C., Dreyer, C. & Weigel, D., 1 Oct 2020, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 12, 10, p. 1789-1805 17 p., evaa187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Locating the sex determining region of linkage group 12 of guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Charlesworth, D., Bergero, R., Graham, C., Gardner, J. & Yong, L., 5 Oct 2020, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 10, 10, p. 3639-3649 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Scopus)