PhD in genetics
Postdoc at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh & The Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Email address: sorill at gmail full stop com
Blog: On unicorns and genes
Twitter account: @martinj
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1262-4585
Full publication list at my Google Scholar profile.
Johnsson M, Gering E, Willis P, Lopez S, Van Dorp L, Hellenthal G, Henriksen R, Friberg U, Wright D (2016). Feralisation targets different genomic loci to domestication in the chicken. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12950
Johnsson M, Williams M, Jensen P, Wright D. (2016) Genetical Genomics of Behavior: A Novel Chicken Genomic Model for Anxiety Behavior. Genetics doi: 10.1534/genetics.115.179010.
Johnsson M, Jonsson KB, Andersson L, Jensen P, Wright D. (2015) Genetic regulation of bone metabolism in the chicken: similarities and differences to mammalian systems. PLOS Genetics. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005250
Gering E, Johnsson M, Willis P, Getty T, Wright D (2015). Mixed ancestry and admixture in Kauai’s feral chickens: invasion of domestic genes into ancient Red Junglefowl reservoirs. Molecular Ecology. doi: 10.1111/mec.13096
Johnsson M, Rubin C-J, Höglund A, Sahlqvist A-S, Jonsson KB, Kerje S, Ekwall O, Kämpe O, Andersson L, Jensen P Wright D. (2014) The role of pleiotropy and linkage in genes affecting a sexual ornament and bone allocation in the chicken. Molecular Ecology. doi: 10.1111/mec.12723
Johnsson M, Gustafson I, Rubin C-J, Sahlqvist A-S, Jonsson KB, Kerje S, Ekwall O, Kämpe O, Andersson L, Jensen P Wright D. (2012) A sexual ornament in chickens is affected by pleiotropic alleles at HAO1 and BMP2, selected during domestication. PLOS Genetics. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002914
I defended my PhD, Genomics of chicken domestication and feralisation, on the 18th of December 2015. The cover art was made by Alexander Hultberg.