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Tanja Slotte

@tanjaslotte.bsky.social
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Evolutionary genomicist interested in plant mating system evolution and supergenes Professor at Stockholm University

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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interested in testing hypotheses on pollen evolution using genomic data? Apply for our open 4-year PhD student position at Stockholm University! Application via the SU website, deadline Oct 24, 2026. #evolution #pollen #pollinationmode #plants #genomics #RNAseq su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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Doktorand i ekologi och evolution
Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik (DEEP) bedriver forskning och utbildning vid Arrheniuslaboratorierna på campus Frescati. Vi är cirka 100 medarbetare, inklusive doktorander och postdok
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Zoe Postel @zopos.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Go check out our new preprint about the loss of distyly in multiple Linum species 👇🌸 Many thanks to all co-authors!!
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Is loss of distyly always associated with high selfing rates? And what are the genomic consequences? Read more about this in our new preprint on repeated loss of distyly in Linum, led by @zopos.bsky.social and @panazerv.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Come be my colleague! Tenured Associate Professor position opening in Plant Ecology at my department @stockholm-uni.bsky.social www.su.se/department-o...
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DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences at SU @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We’re hiring! 📣 DEEP at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social is looking for a tenured Associate Professor in Plant Ecology. Join a vibrant research & teaching community in the heart of Sweden’s capital. Learn more and apply below by 16 Nov.👇
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DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
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Michael Baym @baym.lol · 04/01/2025
I have read few papers as immediately useful and important as this one on Cacio e Pepe phase behavior. Tl;dr: the starchy pasta water is absolutely critical to avoiding “mozzarella phase” arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University* We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5 su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Purple pollen visible in a dissected flower of Linum grandiflorum, flowering flax, an insect-pollinated species.
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The final version of our paper on the evolution of supergenes and mechanisms underlying distyly in Linum is now up at New Phytologist doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Genomic studies in Linum shed light on the evolution of the distyly supergene and the molecular basis of convergent floral evolution
Distyly, an example of convergent evolution, is governed by a supergene, the S-locus, in several species. Recent studies highlight similar genomic architectures of independently evolved S-loci, but ...
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-… #job
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Research Using Genetics - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Center for Kvantitativ Genetik og Genomforskning, Aarhus, Aarhus Universitet
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Lund University is offering 2-year visiting professorships (20% time) for full professors, with a deadline of August 17. Women are encouraged to apply. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:8355… #job
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Visiting Professor at Faculty of Science, Lund University Visiting Professors Programme
Visiting Professor at Faculty of Science, Lund University Visiting Professors Programme
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Now accepted for publication in the New Phytologist! Stay tuned for the final, and in our opinion improved version, on the journal homepage! Big congrats to co-first authors @panazerv.bsky.social & @zopos.bsky.social and all coauthors! #Linum #supergene #distyly #heterostyly
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Chris Fiscus @fiscuscj.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Absolutely thrilled to see Dr. Brandon Gaut receive the inaugural @genetics-gsa.bsky.social Mentorship Award! 🏆🎉 Brandon brings humanity back to science, supports inclusive training, and pushes back on the publish-or-perish culture. So well deserved—congrats! 👏🙌 genestogenomes.org/distinguishe...
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Distinguished professor proves effective mentorship is both art and science
For the inaugural recipient of the Genetics Society of America Mentorship Award Dr. Brandon Gaut, leading a lab is not only scientific but personal.
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KamilSJaron.bsky.social @kamilsjaron.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Interested to read a perspective by >160 reproductive biologists? The new Tree of Sex white paper is out! Led by @danjeffries.bsky.social 👏
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
It is sad that even basic research needs to be defended with utility. For me, basic research is in the same category as art: civilized societies can't do without it, because we all want to know who we are and what our place in the natural world is -- questions that only science can answer.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025
Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A graphic for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie Skłodowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 05/05/2025
Europe’s choice is clear. To put science at the heart of its economy. To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration. And to welcome talent from all over the world. I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative. → europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
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Chris Martine | Plant People FTW @martinebotany.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Thalictrum dioicum, early meadow-rue, blooming in central PA. This one’s a fella. #phenology #Ranunculaceae #iamabotanist #dioecy
Male plant, with many flowers showing hanging clusters of stamens. Single plant surrounded by the highly divided leaves of non-flowering Dicentra.
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
One day left to apply! Not seeing many American applications so far, which puzzles me a little bit. If you have a four-year degree including advanced courses in Ecology or Evolution, you are likely eligible. Happy to answer detailed questions over DM or email.
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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
I haven't seen the official announcement but would prefer to see more grants instead. I know it is not under the control of the ERC but I hope the EU manages instead to double the ERC budget. Take money away from the other research initiatives if needed.
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
New preprint! We investigated the evolution of supergenes and mechanisms underlying distyly in Linum species that diverged ca 33 Mya. 1/8 bsky.app/profile/bior...
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
New preprint on distyly supergene evolution and the molecular basis of convergent floral evolution. Some new Linum genomes too :) Led by @zopos.bsky.social & @panazerv.bsky.social
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Claudia Köhler @claudiakohler11.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Very happy to have contributed to this collaborative work, with main drivers Marion Orsucci and Adrien Sicard: Sexual selection drives the speciation of lineages with contrasting mating systems: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Sexual selection drives the speciation of lineages with contrasting mating systems
Repeated shifts in ecological strategies often lead to consistent speciation patterns across phylogenies. One example is the transition from outcrossi…
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
One week left to apply for this PhD student position on plant evolutionary genomics! 🧪 #StockholmU #ECR #PhD #evolution #genomics #pollen
Purple pollen in Linum grandiflorum
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Stockholm University seeks a fully funded 4-year PhD student for a project on AI-based pollen evolution analysis. Strong interest in evolutionary biology required. Apply by April 22, 2025: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:8055… #phd
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PhD student in Zoology
PhD student in Zoology
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
PhD student position in Plant Evolutionary Genomics at Stockholm University. Explore pollen evolution with a fully funded 4-year role. Apply by April 22, 2025: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:8051… #phd
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PhD student in Ecology and Evolution
PhD student in Ecology and Evolution
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We have an open 4-year PhD position in the Slotte lab at Stockholm University, to investigate genomic signatures of selection associated with pollination mode shifts. Full ad: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Apply by April 22, 2025 via the University application portal (link). Please repost! 🧪
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PhD student in Ecology and Evolution
The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) is located in the Arrhenius Laboratories, situated at the University Campus at Frescati. Presently around 100 people, including 35 PhD
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 17/03/2025
Lungfish xkcd.com/3064
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Jonathan D G Jones aka JJ @jonathandgjones.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
European Union takes giant leap forward toward embracing technologically-enhanced agriculture, advances de-regulation of gene edited crops geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/03/17/e...
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European Union takes giant leap forward toward embracing technologically-enhanced agriculture, advances de-regulation of gene edited crops
On Friday 14 March 2025, Member States' representatives (Coreper) endorsed the Council's negotiating mandate on the regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and fe...
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Post doc in Europe? 🇪🇺🔬💡 It’s open to anyone in the 🌍 Call open 9 April 25 marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...
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Postdoctoral Fellowships
The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 03/03/2025
Dynamics of a supergene. A study of the BC supergene in wing color morphs of the African monarch #butterfly by @rishidekayne.bsky.social &co reveals dynamic evolution of #supergene haplotypes, fueled by incomplete recombination suppression 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/3DiFhnL
Top: Topology weightings across chr15 showing how the karamu haplotype is related to the klugii and orientis haplotypes. Upper panel shows three possible rooted genealogical topologies. Second panel shows weights for each topology along the chromosome, smoothed with a 20 kb span. Arrows above the plot indicate the locations of inversions. Third panel shows unsmoothed topology weightings across a 1.5 Mb region corresponding to Inversion 2. Bottom: Ancestry painting across a 100 kb region within Inversion 2, showing ancestry tracts for two homozygous karamu individuals compared to two representative individuals homozygous for the orientis and klugii haplotypes. Coding regions are indicated below the plot, with the candidate gene for background colouration yellow indicated. Green triangles represent the top 10 SNPs for background colour in our GWAS. There is evidence for recombination throughout the supergene region, and specifically in the vicinity of yellow, consistent with the hypothesis that orientis ancestry at this locus (i.e., the B allele) is associated with darker colouration in karamu individuals.
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Surfin' NuRD @surfinnurd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Remember, EuropePMC is actually better than #PubMed because it includes ALL preprints in search results, not just those including NIH-funded research. europepmc.org
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Europe PMCHome - Europe PMC
Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
PhD student positions open all times of the year in Sweden. These are jobs (=employment for ~4 years at a Swedish University) and are openly announced on University websites and usually on www.euraxess.se too. A master’s degree is usually required.
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EURAXESS
EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion is a unique pan-European initiative delivering information and support services to professional researchers.
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
(Re-)read this to my son a few years ago. Still as good as when I first read it, highly recommended!
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Very happy and proud of Yannick Woudstra, who just won a MSCA postdoctoral fellowship with my lab at Stockholm University as a host! His project will investigate the evolutionary fate of pollen in asexual plants, using dandelions (Taraxacum) as a model.
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
New round of the Lise Meitner Excellence Program for tenure track group leaders in @maxplanck.de institutes opened today -- please consider applying! The program aims to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists. Because diversity increases excellence! www.mpg.de/lise-meitner...
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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Polarizing SNPs without outgroup www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Genome evolution in an long-term asexual mite - new and interesting looking paper from the Bast lab.
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 31/01/2025
PAPER - Do pollen grains contain specifically tuned mitochondria to support the energy-demanding pollen germination and tube growth? 🌾🧪🦾⚖️ According to the results from Boussardon et al from Olivier Keech's group YES! Read more in @currentbiology.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... #plantscience
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Redirecting
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Catherine Grueber @cegrueber.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #PopGen
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Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature
A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...
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Gernot Segelbacher 🪶 🧬 @gsegelbacher.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Our long term project has finally been published - genetic diversity is lost worldwide, but we can also make a difference and conservation actions matters. Find out more in the Science news here www.science.org/content/arti... #Consgen
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Wide range of Earth’s species are showing a decline in diversity
The loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors
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Astrid Gall @astridgagall.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Looking for a #LifeSciences #postdoc opportunity? Check out EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships for internationally mobile scientists in Europe and around the world. Apply before 14 February (next cut-off date): embo.org/funding/fell... #ResearchFunding 🧪
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Fellowships, grants and career support – Postdoctoral Fellowships – EMBO
Supporting internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers in Europe and around the world
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Wallace Gardens @wallacegardens.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Arnold Dodel, Biological Atlas of Botany, "Iris" series, plate 2. Published by J. F. Schreiber, Esslingen 1894. Color lithograph, paper on canvas. #SciArt #BotanicalChart 🌱Bota
Botanical chart of an Iris, showing the various parts of the iris: sepal, style arm, crest, perianth tube.
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
One week left to apply for these amazing TT positions at Stockholm University! Deadline Jan 20, 2025.
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Come be my colleague! Three tenure track positions open at Stockholm University. Great start-up packages & environment for evolution and biodiversity research!
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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Redlisting genetics: towards inclusion of genetic data in IUCN Red List assessments link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Redlisting genetics: towards inclusion of genetic data in IUCN Red List assessments - Conservation Genetics
Genetic diversity is critical for adaptation in response to changing environments and provides a valuable metric for predicting species’ extinction risk. The International Union for Conservation of Na...
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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Anyone have any idea how much PacBio coverage I would need to just phase an individual already sequenced with Illumina? I don't want "haplotype-resolved assemblies"--just some nice phased chromosomes for a resequenced individual.
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Postdoc jobs in the Gaut lab! Brandon isn't on here, so I can be frank: he is fantastic. I did my postdoc with him and he is not only an amazing scientist but one of my favorite humans. I would have happily stayed in his lab forever if that was feasible. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08999 #plantscijobs
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Love Dalén @lovedalen.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
At Stockholm University, we are now starting a 2-year Master’s programme in Evolutionary Genomics! Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics. Please spread the word! www.su.se/english/sear...
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
For students interested in evolution & DNA sequence variation: At Stockholm University we are offering a Masters programme in Evolutionary Genomics from fall 2025. Application deadline soon - Jan 15, 2025! www.su.se/english/sear... #evolution #genomics #masters #HigherEd
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Master’s programme in Evolutionary Genomics - Stockholm University
Digital Course Catalogue of Stockholm University
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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Congrats to @jeffgroh.bsky.social et al on publication of "Ancient structural variants control sex-specific flowering time morphs in walnuts and hickories" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Science magazine front cover. Picture of a walnut in its opened shell. The text reads "All about timing. Mating type evolution in walnuts and pecans" graphical abstract:
"In Juglans (top left) and Carya, two morphs show complementary temporal separation between male and female flowering (heterodichogamy). Mating types are controlled by two nonhomologous single-locus mechanisms that arose in the common ancestor of each genus, respectively. (Bottom left) Simplified schematic of a putative functional regulatory element at the Juglans locus. (Bottom right) Strong genotypic correlations across the Carya locus indicate a lack of recombination between two colinear haplotypes with similar gene content."
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