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-license: mit
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+---
+language:
+- en
+license: mit
+tags:
+- genomics
+- population-genetics
+- transformers
+- axial-attention
+- self-supervised
+- natural-selection
+- haplotype
+---
+
+# Popformer
+
+An axial attention transformer for haplotype matrices, pre-trained with self-supervised masked haplotype reconstruction.
+
+**Paper:** [Popformer: Learning general signatures of positive selection with a self-supervised transformer](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.06.710163v1)
+
+## Model Description
+
+Popformer is pre-trained on masked haplotype reconstruction and evaluated on:
+- Natural selection detection
+- Genotype imputation
+- Population classification
+
+## Usage
+
+See the [repository README](https://github.com/zongleon/popformer) for full preprocessing and inference examples, including VCF/HDF5 input and genome-wide selection scans.
+
+## Citation
+```bibtex
+@article{popformer2026,
+  title   = {Popformer: Learning general signatures of positive selection with a self-supervised transformer},
+  url     = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.06.710163v1}
+}
+```