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Petar Pajic

@petarpajic.bsky.social
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NSF Postdoctoral Fellow Yale University | Malaker Lab Evolutionary Genetics | Glycoproteomics Structural Variants | Mucins

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Petar Pajic @petarpajic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our new paper is out in MBE @molbioevol.bsky.social ! Another example of how diet can shape genomes. Led by @willaguado.bsky.social! Salivary protein genes were repeatedly reshaped, including independently evolved histidine-rich repeats linked to folivory. doi.org/10.1093/molb...
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Multiscale structural evolution of proline-rich protein genes shapes primate salivary defenses
Abstract. Saliva forms the first biochemical interface with the environment, mediating dietary exposure and oral defense. Proline-rich proteins (PRPs) in s
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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Pajic & @gokcumenlab.bsky.social synthesize the evolution of VNTRs in mammals, including mutational mechanisms and selective forces driving their evolution, and propose a theoretical framework for their persistence through evolutionary tradeoffs. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf250 #genome #evolution
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Evolutionary Balancing of Genetic Consequence and Innovation in Mammals Through Variable Number Tandem Repeats
Abstract. Understanding genomic function has historically relied on sequence conservation across evolutionary time. However, advances in genomics have reve
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