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Hengchi Chen

@heche.bsky.social

May. 2025 - Present, Postdoctoral researcher at Georg-August-University Goettingen Sep. 2020 - Feb. 2025 Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Ghent University Sep. 2016 - Jun. 2020 B.S. in Ecology, Fudan University

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Gene expression divergence following gene and genome duplications in spatially resolved plant transcriptomes After gene and genome duplications, expression divergence across cell types is not random, and it can be explained by a combination of gene age, gene funct

Our paper on the evolution (duplicated) gene expression divergence in spatially resolved plant transcriptomes is now out @theplantcell.bsky.social

w/ @yvdp.bsky.social

#PlantSci #Evolution

academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...

16.10.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic conference and very nice to meet colleagues working on algae and land plants!

02.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Resolving the stasis-dynamism paradox: Genome evolution in tree ferns Abstract. The paradox of evolutionary stasis and dynamismβ€”how morphologically static lineages persist through deep geological periods despite environmental

Resolving the stasis-dynamism paradox: Genome evolution in tree ferns url: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/..., nice work from @52ying.bsky.social!

27.09.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Free-to-read link @natgenet.nature.com: rdcu.be/eHzSP
News & Views: "The dawn of bryophyte genomics is here" rdcu.be/eHzS2

22.09.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This has been great: #Phylogenomics unveil a recent origin of morphological complexity in Coleochaetophyceae. With @ikeririsarri.bsky.social @maaikebier.bsky.social Chuck, + more @uni-goettingen.de @watertoland.bsky.social #streptophytes #charophytes #evolution
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

18.09.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The subordinate role of pseudogenization to recombinative deletion following polyploidization in angiosperms Nature Communications - Extensive gene loss is a hallmark of rediploidization following polyploidization, but its molecular basis remains unclear. Examining pseudogenization from ancient...

My first paper is finally out! πŸ₯³
We explored how genes get lost in the process of rediploidization following polyploidization and found out that this loss primarly occurs through DNA deletion, rather than pseudogenization. #polyploidy @yvdp.bsky.social @zhen-li.bsky.social

rdcu.be/evxBs

11.07.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Many ferns images from the paper.

Many ferns images from the paper.

New Article: "Comparative transcriptomics in ferns reveals key innovations and divergent evolution of the secondary cell walls" rdcu.be/eiWNF

Fern transcriptomes reveal repeated whole-genome duplications, unique gene families and distinct lignocellulosic evolution... #PlantScience

23.04.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Functional genomic perspectives on plant terrestrialization Plant evolutionary research has made leaps in exploring the deep evolutionary roots of embryophytes. A solid phylogenomic framework was established, a…

Our review on β€œFunctional genomic perspectives on plant terrestrialization” in @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social is out now! Check it out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#terrestrialization
#Algae
#Evolution
@watertoland.bsky.social
@jandevries.bsky.social

28.03.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Polyploid - diploid coexistence in the greater duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Polyploidy, resulting from whole-genome duplication (WGD), is widespread among plants and originates in sympatry with their lower-ploidy progenitors. New polyploids can only succeed when they overcome...

Polyploid success isn’t just about growing fastβ€”it’s about outcompeting progenitors! 🌱
We had neopolyploid duckweed and their progenitor invade each other, testing how stress & frequency-dependent growth shape WGD success... or failure. @yvdp.bsky.social #polyploid #duckweed
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

16.01.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rise of Polyploids During Environmental Catastrophes Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), both a strong evolutionary and ecological force and a potential pitfall, occurs extensively across the tree of life, particularly in angiosperms. While p...

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

24.11.2024 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

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