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Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad

University of OsloORCID 0000-0002-9389-7982Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Organism:multiple species· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1

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Kjetill S. JakobseniD· 3 shared Ole K. TørreseniD· 3 shared Sissel JentoftiD· 3 shared Benedicte Garmann-AarhusiD· 2 shared Siv Nam Khang HoffiD· 2 shared A. SouissiiD· 1 shared Alexander J. NederbragtiD· 1 shared Anders Kristian KrabberødiD· 1 shared

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A mosaic of genomic architectures underpins parasitism loss in a jawless vertebrate

Arne Jacobs, Nolwenn Decanter, Ole K. Tørresen, Benedicte Garmann-Aarhus, Maria Capstick, Quentin Rougemont, Frédéric Guillaume, Romane Normand, Julien Tremblay, Jean-Pierre Destouches, Anne‐Laure Besnard, A. Souissi, Gilles Lassalle, Solenn Stoeckel, ERIC J. PETIT, , Guillaume Evanno

The paper identifies genomic architectures associated with parasitism loss in lampreys, showing distinct genomic features across different ecotypes and highlighting independent evolutionary paths.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Comparison of whole-genome assemblies of European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) and brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri)

Ole K. Tørresen, Benedicte Garmann-Aarhus, Siv Nam Khang Hoff, Sissel Jentoft, Mikael Svensson, Eivind Schartum, Ave Tooming‐Klunderud, Morten Skage, Anders Kristian Krabberød, Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad, Kjetill S. Jakobsen

The paper presents and compares whole-genome assemblies of two lamprey species, suggesting they form a species complex with distinct ecotypes.

Journal of Heredity · May 26, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

The grayling genome reveals selection on gene expression regulation after whole genome duplication

Srinidhi Varadharajan, Simen R. Sandve, Gareth B Gillard, Ole K. Tørresen, Teshome Dagne Mulugeta, Torgeir Rhoden Hvidsten, Sigbjørn Lien, Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad, Sissel Jentoft, Alexander J. Nederbragt, Kjetill S. Jakobsen

The paper analyzes the grayling genome to study regulatory divergence of Ss4R duplicates after whole genome duplication, finding purifying selection and adaptive divergence in brain-related and immune functions.

Genome Biology and Evolution · Sep 12, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics