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Wei Zhao
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E-mail
zhao.wei@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 72 83
Works as
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at
Department of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience
Location
KBC-Fysiologihuset, Linnaeus väg 6, Umeå, A5 38 21
Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
2025
Ecophysiological transition mediated by hybridization in a hybrid pine species complex
Plant Diversity
, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 47, (4) : 604-619
Li, Zhi-Chao; Xu, Chao-Qun; Zhao, Wei; et al.
2025
Pan-genome analysis reveals local adaptation to climate driven by introgression in oak species
Molecular biology and evolution
, Oxford University Press 2025, Vol. 42, (5)
Liang, Yi-Ye; Liu, Hui; Lin, Qiong-Qiong; et al.
2025
Convergent patterns of karyotype evolution underlying karyotype uniformity in conifers
Advanced Science
, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 12, (7)
Zhang, Ren-Gang; Liu, Hui; Shang, Hong-Yun; et al.
2024
Scots pine – panmixia and the elusive signal of genetic adaptation
New Phytologist
, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 243, (3) : 1231-1246
Bruxaux, Jade; Zhao, Wei; Hall, David; et al.
2024
Phylogeography and introgression between
Pinus kesiya
and
Pinus yunnanensis
in Southeast Asia
Journal of Systematics and Evolution
, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 62, (1) : 120-134
Gao, Jie; Tomlinson, Kyle W.; Zhao, Wei; et al.
2024
High-quality genome assembly enables prediction of allele-specific gene expression in hybrid poplar
Plant Physiology
, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 195, (1) : 652-670
Shi, Tian-Le; Jia, Kai-Hua; Bao, Yu-Tao; et al.
2024
Plant-LncPipe: a computational pipeline providing significant improvement in plant lncRNA identification
Horticulture Research
, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 11, (4)
Tian, Xue-Chan; Chen, Zhao-Yang; Nie, Shuai; et al.
2024
Evolutionary radiation of the Eurasian
Pinus
species under pervasive gene flow
New Phytologist
, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 242, (5) : 2353-2368
Zhao, Wei; Gao, Jie; Hall, David; et al.
2023
Inference of the distribution of fitness effects of mutations is affected by single nucleotide polymorphism filtering methods, sample size and population structure
Molecular Ecology Resources
, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 23, (7) : 1589-1603
Andersson, Bea; Zhao, Wei; Haller, Benjamin C.; et al.
2023
Low genetic diversity and population connectivity fuel vulnerability to climate change for the Tertiary relict pine Pinus bungeana
Journal of Systematics and Evolution
, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 61, (1) : 143-156
Guo, Jing-Fang; Wang, Baosheng; Liu, Zhan-Lin; et al.
2023
Genomic clines across the species boundary between a hybrid pine and its progenitor in the eastern Tibetan Plateau
Plant Communications
, Cell Press 2023, Vol. 4, (4)
Guo, Jing-Fang; Zhao, Wei; Andersson, Bea; et al.
2023
The effect of gene flow on frost tolerance in Scots pine – Latitudinal translocation of genetic material
Forest Ecology and Management
, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 544
Hall, David; Zhao, Wei; Heuchel, Alisa; et al.
2023
Gapless genome assembly of azalea and multi-omics investigation into divergence between two species with distinct flower color
Horticulture Research
, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 10, (1)
Nie, Shuai; Zhao, Shi-Wei; Shi, Tian-Le; et al.
2023
Telomere-to-telomere and haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis)
Frontiers in Plant Science
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2023, Vol. 14
Wang, Longxin; Li, Lei-Lei; Chen, Li; et al.
2023
Subgenome-aware analyses suggest a reticulate allopolyploidization origin in three Papaver genomes
Nature Communications
, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 14, (1)
Zhang, Ren-Gang; Lu, Chaoxia; Li, Guang-Yuan; et al.
2023
Haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Coriaria nepalensis a non-legume nitrogen-fixing shrub
Scientific Data
, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 10, (1)
Zhao, Shi-Wei; Guo, Jing-Fang; Kong, Lei; et al.
2022
Genetic diversity and background pollen contamination in Norway spruce and Scots pine seed orchard crops
Forestry Research
, Maximum Academic Press 2022, Vol. 2, (1)
Heuchel, Alisa; Hall, David; Zhao, Wei; et al.
2022
Repetitive elements, sequence turnover and cyto-nuclear gene transfer in gymnosperm mitogenomes
Frontiers in Genetics
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 13
Liu, Hui; Zhao, Wei; Zhang, Ren-Gang; et al.
2022
Potential allopolyploid origin of Ericales revealed with gene-tree reconciliation
Frontiers in Plant Science
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 13
Nie, Shuai; Tian, Xue-Chan; Kong, Lei; et al.
2022
UV-B and UV-C radiation trigger both common and distinctive signal perceptions and transmissions in Pinus tabuliformis Carr.
Tree Physiology
, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 42, (8) : 1587-1600
Xu, Jie; Luo, Hang; Zhou, Shan-Shan; et al.
2021
Haplotype-resolved genome assembly and allele-specific gene expression in cultivated ginger
Horticulture Research
, Springer Nature 2021, Vol. 8, (1)
Cheng, Shi-Ping; Jia, Kai-Hua; Liu, Hui; et al.
2021
Combined genotype and phenotype analyses reveal patterns of genomic adaptation to local environments in the subtropical oak
Quercus acutissima
Journal of Systematics and Evolution
, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 59, (3) : 541-556
Gao, Jie; Liu, Zhi‐Long; Zhao, Wei; et al.
2021
Divergent patterns between phenotypic and genetic variation in Scots pine
Plant Communications
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 2, (1)
Hall, David; Olsson, Jenny; Zhao, Wei; et al.
2021
Chromosome-scale assembly and evolution of the tetraploid Salvia splendens (Lamiaceae) genome
Horticulture Research
, Vol. 8, (1)
Jia, Kai-Hua; Liu, Hui; Zhang, Ren-Gang; et al.
2021
Centromere-Specific Retrotransposons and Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in the Genome of Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium, Sapindaceae), an Oil-Producing Tree With Significant Drought Resistance
Frontiers in Plant Science
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 12
Liu, Hui; Yan, Xue-Mei; Wang, Xin-Rui; et al.
2021
UV-B-induced molecular mechanisms of stress physiology responses in the major northern Chinese conifer Pinus tabuliformis Carr
Tree Physiology
, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 41, (7) : 1247-1263
Xu, Jie; Nie, Shuai; Xu, Chao-Qun; et al.
2020
Parentage and relatedness reconstruction in
Pinus sylvestris
using genotyping-by-sequencing
Heredity
, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 124, (5) : 633-646
Hall, David; Zhao, Wei; Wennström, Ulfstand; et al.
2020
Microhomologies Are Associated with Tandem Duplications and Structural Variation in Plant Mitochondrial Genomes
Genome Biology and Evolution
, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 12, (11) : 1965-1974
Xia, Hanhan; Zhao, Wei; Shi, Yong; et al.
2020
Chromosome-level genome assembly of a parent species of widely cultivated azaleas
Nature Communications
, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 11, (1)
Yang, Fu-Sheng; Nie, Shuai; Liu, Hui; et al.
2020
Effects of landscapes and range expansion on population structure and local adaptation
New Phytologist
, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 228, (1) : 330-343
Zhao, Wei; Sun, Yan-Qiang; Pan, Jin; et al.
2019
Genome-Wide Variant Identification and High-Density Genetic Map Construction Using RADseq for Platycladus orientalis (Cupressaceae)
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
, The Genetics Society of America 2019, Vol. 9, (11) : 3663-3672
Jin, Yuqing; Zhao, Wei; Nie, Shuai; et al.
2018
Combining mitochondrial and nuclear genome analyses to dissect the effects of colonization, environment, and geography on population structure in Pinus tabuliformis
Evolutionary Applications
, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 11, (10) : 1931-1945
Xia, Hanhan; Wang, Baosheng; Zhao, Wei; et al.
2016
De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Characterization for the Widespread and Stress-Tolerant Conifer Platycladus orientalis
PLOS ONE
, Vol. 11, (2)
Hu, Xian-Ge; Liu, Hui; Jin, YuQing; et al.
2016
Global transcriptome analysis of Sabina chinensis (Cupressaceae), a valuable reforestation conifer
Molecular breeding
, Vol. 36, (7)
Hu, Xian-Ge; Liu, Hui; Zhang, Jia-Qing; et al.
Effects of self-fertilization on DFE inference
Andersson, Bea; Zhao, Wei; Haller, Benjamin; et al.
Bacterioplankton community composition and diversity in coastal northern Baltic Sea
Zhao, Li; Brugel, Sonia; Paczkowska, Joanna; et al.
Adaptive radiation of the Eurasian Pinus species under pervasive gene flow
Zhao, Wei; Gao, Jie; Hall, David; et al.
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Research projects
1 January 2024 until 31 December 2025
Genetic variation in blister rust resistance in Scots pine
1 January 2019
The status of genetic diversity in Swedish conifer forests: are there reasons for concern?
1 January 2018
Dynamics of hybrid speciation and adaptation to novel habitats
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