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Publications

  • Diet adaptation in dog reflects spread of prehistoric agriculture.

    Arendt, M., Cairns, K., Ballard, J., Savolainen, P., Axelsson, E. (2016). Heredity, vol. 117, ss. 301-306 DOI
  • Amylase activity is associated with AMY2B copy numbers in dog: implications for dog domestication, diet and diabetes.

    Arendt, M., Fall, T., Lindblad-Toh, K., Axelsson, E. (2014). Animal Genetics, vol. 45, ss. 716-722 DOI
  • Quantification of Adaptive Evolution of Genes Expressed in Avian Brain and the Population Size Effect on the Efficacy of Selection.

    Axelsson, E., Ellegren, H. (2009). Molecular biology and evolution, vol. 26, ss. 1073-1079 DOI
  • Natural selection in protein-coding genes expressed in avian brain.

    Axelsson, E., Hultin-Rosenberg, L., Brandström, M., Zwalen, M., Clayton, D. et al. (2008). Molecular Ecology, vol. 17, ss. 3008-3017 DOI
  • The genetic consequences of dog breed formation-Accumulation of deleterious genetic variation and fixation of mutations associated with myxomatous mitral valve disease in cavalier King Charles spaniels.

    Axelsson, E., Ljungvall, I., Bhoumik, P., Conn, L., Murén, E. et al. (2021). PLOS Genetics, . vol. 17 DOI
  • The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet.

    Axelsson, E., Ratnakumar, A., Arendt, M., Maqbool, K., Webster, M. et al. (2013). Nature, vol. 495, ss. 360-364 DOI
  • Male-biased mutation rate and divergence in autosomal, Z-linked and W-linked introns of chicken and turkey.

    Axelsson, E., Smith, N., Sundström, H., Berlin, S., Ellegren, H. (2004). Mol. Biol. Evol., vol. 21 21, ss. 1538−1547 1538−1547-
  • Death of PRDM9 coincides with stabilization of the recombination landscape in the dog genome.

    Axelsson, E., Webster, M., Ratnakumar, A., Ponting, C., Lindblad-Toh, K. (2011). Genome Research, vol. 22, ss. 51-63 DOI
  • Comparison of the chicken and turkey genomes reveals a higher rate of nucleotide divergence on microchromosomes than macrochromosomes..

    Axelsson, E., Webster, M., Smith, N., Burt, D., Ellegren, H. (2005). Genome Res, vol. 15, ss. 120-5
  • Comparison of the chicken and turkey genomes reveals a higher rate of nucleotide divergence on microchromosmes then on macrochromosomes.

    Axelsson, E., Webster, M., Smith, N., Burt, D., Ellegren, H. (2005). Genome Res., vol. 15 15, ss. 120 120-125 125
  • The effect of ancient DNA damage on inferences of demographic histories..

    Axelsson, E., Willerslev, E., Gilbert, M., Nielsen, R. (2008). Molecular biology and evolution, vol. 25, ss. 2181-7 DOI
  • Substitution rate heterogeneity and the male mutation bias..

    Berlin, S., Brandström, M., Backström, N., Axelsson, E., Smith, N. et al. (2006). Journal of Molecular Evolution, vol. 62, ss. 226-33
  • Ancient DNA analyses exclude humans as the driving force behind late Pleistocene musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) population dynamics.

    Campos, P., Willerslev, E., Sher, A., Orlando, L., Axelsson, E. et al. (2010). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 107, ss. 5675-5680 DOI
  • Paleo-Eskimo mtDNA genome reveals matrilineal discontinuity in Greenland.

    Gilbert, M., Kivisild, T., Gronnow, B., Andersen, P., Metspalu, E. et al. (2008). Science, vol. 320, ss. 1787-1789 DOI
  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution.

    Hillier, L., Miller, W., Birney, E., Warren, W., Hardison, R. et al. (2004). Nature, vol. 432, ss. 695-716
  • Elevated proportions of deleterious genetic variation in domestic animals and plants.

    Makino, T., Rubin, C., Carneiro, M., Axelsson, E., Andersson, L. et al. (2018). Genome Biology and Evolution, . vol. 10, ss. 276-290 DOI
  • Fast-X on the Z: Rapid evolution of sex-linked genes in birds.

    Mank, J., Axelsson, E., Ellegren, H. (2007). Genome Research, vol. 17, ss. 618-624 DOI
  • Rapid evolution of female-biased, but not male-biased, genes expressed in the avian brain.

    Mank, J., Hultin-Rosenberg, L., Axelsson, E., Ellegren, H. (2007). Molecular biology and evolution, vol. 24, ss. 2698-2706 DOI
  • Amy2B copy number variation reveals starch diet adaptations in ancient European dogs.

    Ollivier, M., Tresset, A., Bastian, F., Lagoutte, L., Axelsson, E. et al. (2016). Royal Society Open Science, vol. 3 DOI
  • Genome-Wide Analyses Suggest Mechanisms Involving Early B-cell Development in Canine IgA Deficiency.

    Olsson, M., Tengvall, K., Frankowiack, M., Kierczak, M., Bergvall, K. et al. (2015). PLOS ONE, vol. 10 DOI
  • SETD2 Is Recurrently Mutated in Whole-Exome Sequenced Canine Osteosarcoma.

    Sakthikumar, S., Elvers, I., Kim, J., Arendt, M., Thomas, R. et al. (2018). Cancer Research, . vol. 78, ss. 3421-3431 DOI
  • Identification of genomic regions associated with phenotypic variation between dog breeds using selection mapping.

    Vaysse, A., Ratnakumar, A., Derrien, T., Axelsson, E., Rosengren Pielberg, G. et al. (2011). PLOS Genetics, vol. 7, ss. e1002316- DOI
  • Strong regional biases in nucleotide substitution in the chicken genome.

    Webster, M., Axelsson, E., Ellegren, H. (2006). Mol. Biol. Evol., vol. 23 23, ss. 1203 1203-1216 1216
  • Strong regional biases in nucleotide substitution in the chicken genome..

    Webster, M., Axelsson, E., Ellegren, H. (2006). Mol Biol Evol, vol. 23, ss. 1203-16
  • Linked genetic variants on chromosome 10 control ear morphology and body mass among dog breeds.

    Webster, M., Kamgari, N., Perloski, M., Höppner, M., Axelsson, E. et al. (2015). BMC Genomics, vol. 16 DOI
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