Mississippi State University
The Dapper Lab uses evolutionary genetic approaches to understand the origin and maintenance of genetic variation. A major focus of the lab group is the evolution of reproductive traits - from behavior to cellular pathways. Our research employs both theoretical and empirical approaches, ideally in concert with one another.
Riley Cutler, an undergraduate researcher in the Dapper Lab, was awarded a summer research fellowship ($1000) by the Honors Undergraduate Research Program at the Shackouls Honors College for her proposal: Research and Illustration on the Evolution of Recombination Rates in Caenorhabditis elegans.