Deena Emera

Evolutionary changes in promoter and enhancer activity during human corticogenesis

Steven K. Reilly, Jun Yin, Albert E. Ayoub et al. · Science · 2015 · 311 citations · Full text

Human Higher Cognition, Brain Development, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience +20

Ancient Transposable Elements Transformed the Uterine Regulatory Landscape and Transcriptome during the Evolution of Mammalian Pregnancy

Vincent M. Lynch, Mauris C. Nnamani, Aurélie Kapusta et al. · Cell Reports · 2015 · 274 citations · Full text

The Evolution of Lineage-Specific Regulatory Activities in the Human Embryonic Limb

Justin Cotney, Jing Leng, Jun Yin et al. · Cell · 2013 · 239 citations · Full text

Biology, Cell Lineage, Developmental Biology +11

The evolution of menstruation: A new model for genetic assimilation

Deena Emera, Roberto Romero, Günter P. Wagner · BioEssays · 2011 · 179 citations · Full text

Convergent Evolution of Endometrial Prolactin Expression in Primates, Mice, and Elephants Through the Independent Recruitment of Transposable Elements

Deena Emera, Claudio Casola, Vincent J. Lynch et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 2011 · 108 citations

Fertility, Genetics, Gynecology +20