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Hendrik-Jan Megens is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their academic work centers predominantly on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research extends into subfields such as Ecology, Plant Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research contributions cover various specialized topics, including:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Hendrik-Jan Megens has authored multiple papers, notable among which are:

  • "pCADD: SNV prioritisation in Sus scrofa," published in 2020 in Genetics Selection Evolution
  • "Accelerated discovery of functional genomic variation in pigs," published in 2021 in Genomics
  • "Mixed ancestry from wild and domestic lineages contributes to the rapid expansion of invasive feral swine," published in 2020 in Molecular Ecology
  • "Parallel Genetic Origin of Foot Feathering in Birds," published in 2020 in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Genetic consequences of long-term small effective population size in the critically endangered pygmy hog," published in 2020 in Evolutionary Applications

Their publications have appeared frequently in several scientific venues, including:

  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Aquaculture
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Genomics

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Martien A. M. Groenen
  • Mirte Bosse
  • R.P.M.A. Crooijmans
  • Hans Komen
  • Xiaofei Yu

Best Publications

  • Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

    Martien A. M. Groenen;Alan L. Archibald;Hirohide Uenishi;Christopher K. Tuggle

  • Design of a High Density SNP Genotyping Assay in the Pig Using SNPs Identified and Characterized by Next Generation Sequencing Technology

    António M Ramos;Richard P M A Crooijmans;Nabeel A Affara;Andreia J. Amaral

  • Strong signatures of selection in the domestic pig genome

    Carl-Johan Rubin;Hendrik-Jan Megens;Alvaro Martinez Barrio;Khurram Maqbool

  • Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Genome Assembly and Analysis

    Rami A. Dalloul;Julie A Long;Aleksey V. Zimin;Luqman Aslam

  • Genome-wide assessment of worldwide chicken SNP genetic diversity indicates significant absence of rare alleles in commercial breeds

    William M. Muir;Gane Ka-Shu Wong;Yong Zhang;Jun Wang

  • Evidence of long-term gene flow and selection during domestication from analyses of Eurasian wild and domestic pig genomes.

    Laurent A F Frantz;Laurent A F Frantz;Joshua G Schraiber;Ole Madsen;Hendrik-Jan Megens

  • Regions of homozygosity in the porcine genome: consequence of demography and the recombination landscape.

    Mirte Bosse;Hendrik Jan Megens;Ole Madsen;Yogesh Paudel

  • A high-density SNP-based linkage map of the chicken genome reveals sequence features correlated with recombination rate.

    Martien A.M. Groenen;Per Wahlberg;Mario Foglio;Hans H. Cheng

  • The development and characterization of a 60K SNP chip for chicken

    Martien A.M. Groenen;Hendrik Jan Megens;Yalda Zare;Wesley C. Warren

  • Signatures of diversifying selection in European pig breeds.

    Samantha Wilkinson;Zen H. Lu;Hendrik-Jan Megens;Alan L. Archibald

  • Pig Domestication and Human-Mediated Dispersal in Western Eurasia Revealed through Ancient DNA and Geometric Morphometrics

    Claudio Ottoni;Linus Girdland Flink;Linus Girdland Flink;Allowen Evin;Allowen Evin;Christina Geörg;Christina Geörg

  • Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome

    Veronika N. Laine;Toni I. Gossmann;Kyle M. Schachtschneider;Kyle M. Schachtschneider;Colin J. Garroway

  • Genomic analysis reveals selection for Asian genes in European pigs following human-mediated introgression

    Mirte Bosse;Hendrik-Jan Megens;Laurent A. F. Frantz;Ole Madsen

  • Genome sequencing reveals fine scale diversification and reticulation history during speciation in Sus

    Laurent A.F. Frantz;Joshua G. Schraiber;Ole Madsen;Hendrik Jan Megens

  • Linkage Disequilibrium Decay and Haplotype Block Structure in the Pig

    Andreia J Amaral;Hendrik-Jan Megens;Richard P M A Crooijmans;Henri C M Heuven

  • A high density recombination map of the pig reveals a correlation between sex-specific recombination and GC content

    Flavie Tortereau;Flavie Tortereau;Bertrand Servin;Laurent Frantz;Hendrik Jan Megens

  • Biodiversity of pig breeds from China and Europe estimated from pooled DNA samples: differences in microsatellite variation between two areas of domestication

    Hendrik-Jan Megens;Richard P.M.A. Crooijmans;Magali San Cristobal;Xiao Hui

  • Genome-Wide Footprints of Pig Domestication and Selection Revealed through Massive Parallel Sequencing of Pooled DNA

    Andreia J. Amaral;Luca Ferretti;Hendrik Jan Megens;Richard P.M.A. Crooijmans

  • Genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphism analysis reveals recent genetic introgression from domestic pigs into Northwest European wild boar populations

    D.J. Goedbloed;H.J.W.C. Megens;W.F. van Hooft;J. Herrero-Medrano

  • Genomic analysis on pygmy hog reveals extensive interbreeding during wild boar expansion

    Langqing Liu;Mirte Bosse;Hendrik Jan Megens;Laurent A.F. Frantz;Laurent A.F. Frantz

Frequent Co-Authors

Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans Wageningen University & Research
Mirte Bosse
Mirte Bosse Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ole Madsen
Ole Madsen Wageningen University & Research
Lawrence B. Schook
Lawrence B. Schook University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Greger Larson
Greger Larson University of Oxford
Alan Archibald
Alan Archibald University of Edinburgh
Ronald C. Ydenberg
Ronald C. Ydenberg Simon Fraser University
Herbert H. T. Prins
Herbert H. T. Prins Wageningen University & Research
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham

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