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Philip A. Downing

Lund UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5286-3153Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Benjamin J. M. JarrettiD· 1 shared ERIK I. SVENSSONiD· 1 shared Hanna SigemaniD· 1 shared Heikki HelanteräiD· 1 shared Lumi ViljakaineniD· 1 shared Matthew T. WebsteriD· 1 shared Perttu SeppäiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedOct 8, 2025

A novel supergene controls queen size and colony social organization in the ant Myrmica ruginodis

Hanna Sigeman, Perttu Seppä, Philip A. Downing…·Lumi Viljakainen

The paper identifies a novel supergene in the ant Myrmica ruginodis linked to queen size and colony social organization through whole-genome sequencing of 95 queens.

8 citationstop 4%

whole-genome sequencingexperimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologyNature Ecology & EvolutionPeer-reviewedMay 7, 2025

Divergent selection and plasticity shape reproductive isolation at the onset of speciation

Benjamin J. M. Jarrett, Philip A. Downing, ERIK I. SVENSSON

This study shows that divergent selection increases reproductive isolation early in speciation, but not with more generations, and suggests phenotypic plasticity contributes to this pattern.

17 citations

statistical modelhost-pathogen & immune response

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