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Marcela Maki Alvarenga

Universidade do PortoORCID 0000-0002-9549-4810Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Inês MirandaiD· 2 shared José Melo‐FerreiraiD· 2 shared L. Scott MillsiD· 2 shared Liliana FareloiD· 2 shared Carlos Rodríguez FernandesiD· 1 shared Daniela C. KalthoffiD· 1 shared Franz SuchentrunkiD· 1 shared Janne SundelliD· 1 shared

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Museum genomics links MC1R alleles to adaptive winter coat color polymorphism in the long-tailed weasel

João Pimenta, Inês Miranda, Liliana Farelo, Marcela Maki Alvarenga, L. Scott Mills, José Melo‐Ferreira

The paper uses museum genomics to link MC1R alleles to winter coat color polymorphism in long-tailed weasels, identifying deletions associated with different color morphs.

Evolution · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Ancient balanced polymorphism underlies long-standing adaptation for seasonal camouflage in the least weasel

Inês Miranda, Raquel Ruivo, Liliana Farelo, Marcela Maki Alvarenga, Zbigniew Borowski, Morten Elmeros, Daniela C. Kalthoff, Juha Merilä, Jürg P. Müller, Laurent Schley, Franz Suchentrunk, Janne Sundell, Mónica Rodrigues, Margarida Santos‐Reis, Carlos Rodríguez Fernandes, , José Melo‐Ferreira

The paper identifies a mutation in the MC1R gene responsible for seasonal camouflage in least weasels and shows it was maintained by spatially varying selection.

Communications Biology · Apr 10, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology