1. Computational methods for comparative genomics of non-model species: a case study in the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae Open Access Author: Wafula, Eric Title: Computational methods for comparative genomics of non-model species: a case study in the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae Graduate Program: Biology Keywords: Computational biologyEvolutionary biologyBioinformaticsComparative genomicsNext-generation sequencingde novo assemblyGenome annotationGene expressionWhole genome duplicationGene duplicationPhylogenomicsAncestral reconstructionTranscriptomicsOrthogroupsGene family evolutionParasitic plantsOrobanchaceaeStriga File: Download Eric_wafula_dissertation_final_submission.pdf Committee Members: Claude Walker Depamphilis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJames Harold Marden, Committee Chair/Co-ChairIstvan Albert, Outside MemberNaomi S Altman, Outside MemberStephen Wade Schaeffer, Program Head/Chair