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Overview

Sigbjørn Lien is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Aquatic Science.

The main topics of their work include genetic diversity and population structure, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genomics and phylogenetic studies, fish ecology and management studies, identification and quantification in food, chromosomal and genetic variations, and animal genetics and reproduction.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate activity in several prominent journals. Selected papers include:

  • From FAANG to fork: application of highly annotated genomes to improve farmed animal production, 2020, Genome Biology
  • Beyond large-effect loci: large-scale GWAS reveals a mixed large-effect and polygenic architecture for age at maturity of Atlantic salmon, 2020, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • The structural variation landscape in 492 Atlantic salmon genomes, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Consistent scaling of inbreeding depression in space and time in a house sparrow metapopulation, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A genome-wide association study, supported by a new chromosome-level genome assembly, suggests sox2 as a main driver of the undifferentiated ZZ/ZW sex determination of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), 2021, Genomics

Frequent coauthors in their work include Matthew Kent, Mariann Árnyasi, Daniel J. Macqueen, Simen R. Sandve, and Diego Robledo. Collaboration with these researchers shows ongoing partnerships contributing to the scope and depth of their publications.

The preferred venues for their research output include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Ecology, Genetics Selection Evolution, Genomics, and Evolutionary Applications. These venues reflect a focus on molecular and evolutionary biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • The Atlantic salmon genome provides insights into rediploidization

    Sigbjørn Lien;Ben F Koop;Simen Rød Sandve;Jason R. Miller

  • Genome-Wide Survey of SNP Variation Uncovers the Genetic Structure of Cattle Breeds

    Richard A. Gibbs;Jeremy F. Taylor;Curtis P. Van Tassell

  • The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system

    Bastiaan Star;Alexander J. Nederbragt;Sissel Jentoft;Unni Grimholt

  • Highly effective SNP-based association mapping and management of recessive defects in livestock

    Carole Charlier;Wouter Coppieters;Frédéric Rollin;Daniel Desmecht

  • Sequencing the genome of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    William S. Davidson;Benjamin F. Koop;Steven J.M. Jones;Patricia Iturra

  • Sex-dependent dominance maintains migration supergene in rainbow trout

    Devon E Pearse;Nicola Barson;Torfinn Nome;Guangtu Gao

  • A dense SNP-based linkage map for Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) reveals extended chromosome homeologies and striking differences in sex-specific recombination patterns

    Sigbjørn Lien;Lars Gidskehaug;Thomas Moen;Ben J Hayes

  • The Accuracy of Genomic Selection in Norwegian Red Cattle Assessed by Cross-Validation

    Tu Luan;John A Woolliams;Sigbjørn Lien;Matthew Kent

  • Fine mapping of a quantitative trait locus for twinning rate using combined linkage and linkage disequilibrium mapping.

    Theo H E Meuwissen;Astrid Karlsen;Sigbjørn Lien;Ingrid Olsaker

  • The development and characterization of a 57K single nucleotide polymorphism array for rainbow trout.

    Y. Palti;G. Gao;S. Liu;M. P. Kent

  • Adaptation to Low Salinity Promotes Genomic Divergence in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua L.)

    Paul Ragnar Berg;Sissel Jentoft;Bastiaan Star;Kristoffer Hofaker Ring

  • Two adjacent inversions maintain genomic differentiation between migratory and stationary ecotypes of Atlantic cod

    Tina Graceline Kirubakaran;Harald Grove;Matthew P. Kent;Simen R. Sandve

  • A linkage map of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) based on EST-derived SNP markers

    Thomas Moen;Ben J. Hayes;Matthew Baranski;Paul R. Berg

  • Epithelial Cadherin Determines Resistance to Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus in Atlantic Salmon

    Thomas Moen;Jacob Torgersen;Nina Santi;William S. Davidson

  • Identification of a novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma promoter in man and transactivation by the nuclear receptor RORalpha1.

    Hilde Sundvold;Sigbjørn Lien

  • An improved genome assembly uncovers prolific tandem repeats in Atlantic cod

    Ole Kristian Tørresen;Bastiaan Star;Sissel Jentoft;Sissel Jentoft;William Brynildsen Reinar

  • Mapping of a Milk Production Quantitative Trait Locus to a 420-kb Region on Bovine Chromosome 6

    Hanne Gro Olsen;Sigbjørn Lien;Mathieu Gautier;Heidi Nilsen

  • Identification and characterisation of novel SNP markers in Atlantic cod: evidence for directional selection

    Thomas Moen;Ben Hayes;Frank Nilsen;Madjid Delghandi

  • A comparison of SNP and STR loci for delineating population structure and performing individual genetic assignment.

    Kevin A. Glover;Michael Møller Hansen;Sigbjørn Lien;Thomas Damm Als

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Craig R. Primmer
Craig R. Primmer University of Helsinki
William S. Davidson
William S. Davidson Simon Fraser University
Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria
Theo H. E. Meuwissen
Theo H. E. Meuwissen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Kjetil Hindar
Kjetil Hindar Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Kjetill S. Jakobsen
Kjetill S. Jakobsen University of Oslo
Elizabeth G. Boulding
Elizabeth G. Boulding University of Guelph
Harald Martens
Harald Martens Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Samuel A.M. Martin
Samuel A.M. Martin University of Aberdeen

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