Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "van Son, Maren"
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Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms within candidate genes and fertility in Landrace and Duroc pigs
Tremoen, Nina Hårdnes; van Son, Maren; Andersen-Ranberg, Ina; Grindflek, Eli; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Gaustad, Ann Helen; Våge, Dag Inge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Finding effective predictors of traits related to boar fertility is essential for increasing the efficiency of artificial insemi‑nation systems in pig breeding. The objective of this study was to find associations between ... -
Classification of breed combinations for slaughter pigs based on genotypes—modeling DNA samples of crossbreeds as fuzzy sets from purebred founders
Vinje, Hilde; Brustad, Hilde Kjelgaard; Heggli, Andrew Russell; Sevillano, Claudia Alejandra; van Son, Maren; Gangsei, Lars Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
Exploiting whole genome sequence data to fine map and characterize candidate genes within a quantitative trait loci region affecting androstenone on porcine chromosome 5
van Son, Maren; Agarwal, Rahul; Kent, Matthew Peter; Grove, Harald; Grindflek, Eli; Lien, Sigbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
Fine mapping of a QTL affecting levels of skatole on pig chromosome 7
van Son, Maren; Kent, Matthew Peter; Grove, Harald; Agarwal, Rahul; Hamland, Hanne; Lien, Sigbjørn; Grindflek, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
Genome-wide association study confirm major QTL for backfat fatty acid composition on SSC14 in Duroc pigs
van Son, Maren; Gjerlaug-Enger, Eli; Grove, Harald; Ros-Freixedes, Roger; Kent, Matthew Peter; Lien, Sigbjørn; Grindflek, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
Genome-wide association study reveals a QTL and strong candidate genes for umbilical hernia in pigs on SSC14
Grindflek, Eli; Hansen, Marianne H.S.; Lien, Sigbjørn; van Son, Maren (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
A QTL for number of teats shows breed specific effects on number of vertebrae in pigs: Bridging the gap between molecular and quantitative genetics
van Son, Maren; Lopes, Marcos S; Martell, Henry J; Derks, Martijn F.L.; Gangsei, Lars Erik; Kongsro, Jørgen; Wass, Mark N.; Grindflek, Eli; Harlizius, Barbara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Modern breeding schemes for livestock species accumulate a large amount of genotype and phenotype data which can be used for genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Many chromosomal regions harboring effects on quantitative ... -
Relationship between sperm motility characteristics and ATP concentrations, and association with fertility in two different pig breeds
Tremoen, Nina Hårdnes; Gaustad, Ann Helen; Andersen-Ranberg, Ina; van Son, Maren; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Frydenlund, Kirsten; Grindflek, Eli; Våge, Dag Inge; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
RNA sequencing reveals candidate genes and polymorphisms related to sperm DNA integrity in testis tissue from boars
van Son, Maren; Tremoen, Nina Hårdnes; Gaustad, Ann Helen; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Våge, Dag Inge; Stenseth, Else-Berit; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewolderbrhan; Grindflek, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017) -
Transcriptome profiling of porcine testistissue reveals genes related to spermhyperactive motility
van Son, Maren; Tremoen, Nina Hårdnes; Gaustad, Ann Helen; Våge, Dag Inge; Zeremichael, Teklu Tewoldebrhan; Myromslien, Frøydis Deinboll; Grindflek, Eli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)