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• Distinguishing direct interactions from global epistasis using rank statistics.
  Carlson MO, Andrews BL, and Simons YB. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (39), e2509444122 (2026). Link to paper.
• Polygenic score accuracy in ancient samples: quantifying the effects of allelic turnover.
  Carlson MO, Rice DP, Berg JJ, and Steinrücken M. PLoS Genetics, 18(5): e1010170 (2022). Link to paper.
• Multivariate genome-wide association analyses reveal the genetic basis of seed fatty acid composition in oat (Avena sativa L.).
  Carlson MO, Montilla-Bascon G, Hoekenga OA, Tinker NA, Poland J, Baseggio M, Sorrells ME, Jannink JL, Gore MA, and Yeats TH. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 9(9) (2019). Link to paper.
• Temporal genetic dynamics of an experimental, biparental field population of Phytophthora capsici.
  Carlson MO, Gazave E, Gore MA, and Smart CD. Frontiers in Genetics, 8:26 (2017) Link to paper.