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Perttu Seppä

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0001-5393-6943Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Genetics· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Heikki HelanteräiD· 3 shared Lumi ViljakaineniD· 2 shared Birgit Christiane Schlick-SteineriD· 1 shared Chowdhury Riaz Murshed· 1 shared Daniele GiannettiiD· 1 shared Donato Antonio GrassoiD· 1 shared Eija JokitaloiD· 1 shared Enrico SchifaniiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 2/yr

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 27, 2026

Viral infection patterns in ants are affected by colony structure and phylogenetic lineage

Mauno Konu, Chowdhury Riaz Murshed, Sílvia Abril…·Lumi Viljakainen

The paper examines how ant colony structure and phylogenetic lineage influence viral diversity and abundance across 15 ant species.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.27.747284

bulk RNA-seqstatistical model

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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 BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 27, 2025

Dispersal behavior rather than dispersal morphology creates social polymorphism in Formica ants

Sanja Maria Hakala, Ilya N Belevich, Eija Jokitalo…·Heikki Helanterä

This study shows that dispersal behavior, not morphology, drives social polymorphism in Formica ants, suggesting a 'behavior first' evolutionary mechanism.

1 citation

multiple speciesproteomics

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GeneticsMolecular EcologyPeer-reviewedOct 19, 2022

Landscape genetics across the Andes Mountains: Environmental variation drives genetic divergence in the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes

Vanessa Muñoz‐Valencia, James Montoya‐Lerma, Perttu Seppä, Fernando Dı́az

This study investigates genetic divergence in leaf-cutting ants across the Andes Mountains, finding that environmental factors and physical barriers interact to shape genetic patterns.

11 citations

statistical model

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