Ignas Bunikis

Genomic studies in Linum shed light on the evolution of the distyly supergene and the molecular basis of convergent floral evolution

Zervakis, Panagiotis-Ioannis; Postel, Zoe; Losvik, Aleksandra; Fracassetti, Marco et al.

Part of New Phytologist, p. 2964-2981, 2025

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That's So Last Season: Unraveling the Genomic Consequences of Fur Farming in Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus)

Cockerill, Christopher A.; Chacon-duque, J. Camilo; Bergfeldt, Nora; Von Seth, Johanna et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Genome Variation in Three Anthophora Bee Species Reflects Divergent Demographic Histories

Taliadoros, Demetris; Soares, André; Dias, Guilherme; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Genetic Adaptation to Brackish Water and Spawning Season in European Cisco

Deng, Qiaoling; Goodall, Jake; Bergenius Nord, Mikaela; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails

Ravagni, Sara; Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; Leonard, Jennifer A.; Webster, Matthew T. et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Genomic studies in Linum shed light on the evolution of the distyly supergene and the molecular basis of convergent floral evolution

Zervakis, Panagiotis-Ioannis; Postel, Zoe; Losvik, Aleksandra; Fracassetti, Marco et al.

Part of New Phytologist, p. 2964-2981, 2025

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That's So Last Season: Unraveling the Genomic Consequences of Fur Farming in Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus)

Cockerill, Christopher A.; Chacon-duque, J. Camilo; Bergfeldt, Nora; Von Seth, Johanna et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Genome Variation in Three Anthophora Bee Species Reflects Divergent Demographic Histories

Taliadoros, Demetris; Soares, André; Dias, Guilherme; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Genetic Adaptation to Brackish Water and Spawning Season in European Cisco

Deng, Qiaoling; Goodall, Jake; Bergenius Nord, Mikaela; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails

Ravagni, Sara; Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; Leonard, Jennifer A.; Webster, Matthew T. et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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A chromosome-level genome assembly of the European green toad (Bufotes viridis)

Rödin Mörch, Patrik; Bunikis, Ignas; Choi, Eunkyoung; Ciofi, Claudio et al.

Part of G3, 2025

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The genome sequence of the white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pálsson, Snæbjörn; Skarphéðinsson, Kristinn Haukur; Heintz, Julia; Quarfordt, Pernilla et al.

Part of Wellcome Open Research, 2024

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Long-read sequencing and optical mapping generates near T2T assemblies that resolves a centromeric translocation

ten Berk de Boer, Esmee; Ameur, Adam; Bunikis, Ignas; Ek, Marlene et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2024

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A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation for the Clouded Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius mnemosyne): A Species of Global Conservation Concern

Höglund, Jacob; Dias, Guilherme; Olsen, Remi-André; Soares, André et al.

Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2024

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Limited Parallelism in Genetic Adaptation to Brackish Water Bodies in European Sprat and Atlantic Herring

Pettersson, Mats; Quintela, Maria; Besnier, Francois; Deng, Qiaoling et al.

Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2024

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Orthopteran Neo-Sex Chromosomes Reveal Dynamics of Recombination Suppression and Evolution of Supergenes

Jayaprasad, Suvratha; Peona, Valentina; Ellerstrand, Simon J.; Rossini, Roberto et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2024

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A multiomic characterization of the leukemia cell line REH using short- and long-read sequencing

Lysenkova, Mariya; Arvidsson, Gustav; Bunikis, Ignas; Lundmark, Anders et al.

Part of Life Science Alliance, 2024

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Genetic Causes and Genomic Consequences of Breakdown of Distyly in Linum trigynum

Gutierrez-Valencia, Juanita; Zervakis, Panagiotis-Ioannis; Postel, Zoe; Fracassetti, Marco et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, 2024

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Ecological genomics in the Northern krill uncovers loci for local adaptation across ocean basins

Unneberg, Per; Larsson, Mårten; Olsson, Anna; Wallerman, Ola et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2024

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Adaptive introgression reveals the genetic basis of a sexually selected syndrome in wall lizards

Feiner, Nathalie; Yang, Weizhao; Bunikis, Ignas; While, Geoffrey M. et al.

Part of Science Advances, 2024

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Long-read whole-genome analysis of human single cells

Hård, Joanna; Mold, Jeff E; Eisfeldt, Jesper; Tellgren-Roth, Christian et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2023

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Genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic sequencing data of the B-cell leukemia cell line REH

Lysenkova Wiklander, Mariya; Övernäs, Elin; Lagensjö, Johanna; Raine, Amanda et al.

Part of BMC Research Notes, 2023

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Novel cancer gene discovery using a forward genetic screen in RCAS-PDGFB-driven gliomas

Weishaupt, Holger; Čančer, Matko; Rosén, Gabriela; Holmberg, Karl O. et al.

Part of Neuro-Oncology, p. 97-107, 2023

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The Carniolan Honeybee from Slovenia—A Complete and Annotated Mitochondrial Genome with Comparisons to Closely Related Apis mellifera Subspecies

Moškrič, Ajda; Marinč, Andraž; Ferk, Polonca; Leskošek, Brane et al.

Part of Insects, p. 403-403, 2022

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Genomic analyses of the Linum distyly supergene reveal convergent evolution at the molecular level

Gutierrez-Valencia, Juanita; Fracassetti, Marco; Berdan, Emma L.; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Current Biology, p. 4360-4371000000, 2022

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The genomic architecture of the passerine MHC region: High repeat content and contrasting evolutionary histories of single copy and tandemly duplicated MHC genes

Westerdahl, Helena; Mellinger, Samantha; Sigeman, Hanna; Kutschera, Verena E. et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology Resources, p. 2379-2395, 2022

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The Carniolan Honeybee from Slovenia-A Complete and Annotated Mitochondrial Genome with Comparisons to Closely Related Apis mellifera Subspecies

Moskric, Ajda; Marinc, Andraz; Ferk, Polonca; Leskosek, Brane et al.

Part of Insects, 2022

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A genomic and morphometric analysis of alpine bumblebees: Ongoing reductions in tongue length but no clear genetic component

Christmas, Matthew; Jones, Julia; Olsson, Anna; Wallerman, Ola et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 1111-1127, 2022

• DOI for A genomic and morphometric analysis of alpine bumblebees: Ongoing reductions in tongue length but no clear genetic component
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Identifying the causes and consequences of assembly gaps using a multiplatform genome assembly of a bird-of-paradise

Peona, Valentina; Blom, Mozes P. K.; Xu, Luohao; Burri, Reto et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology Resources, p. 263-286, 2021

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Avian Neo-Sex Chromosomes Reveal Dynamics of Recombination Suppression and W Degeneration

Sigeman, Hanna; Strandh, Maria; Proux-Wera, Estelle; Kutschera, Verena E. et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 5275-5291, 2021

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Genetic Barriers to Historical Gene Flow between Cryptic Species of Alpine Bumblebees Revealed by Comparative Population Genomics

Christmas, Matthew; Jones, Julia C.; Olsson, Anna; Wallerman, Ola et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 3126-3143, 2021

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Temporal changes in the vaginal microbiota in self-samples and its association with persistent HPV16 infection and CIN2+

Berggrund, Malin; Gustavsson, Inger M.; Aarnio, Riina; Lindberg, Julia Hedlund et al.

Part of Virology Journal, 2020

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Amplification-free long-read sequencing reveals unforeseen CRISPR-Cas9 off-target activity

Höijer, Ida; Johansson, Josefin; Gudmundsson, Sanna; Chin, Chen-Shan et al.

Part of Genome Biology, 2020

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Discovery and population genomics of structural variation in a songbird genus

Weissensteiner, Matthias H.; Bunikis, Ignas; Catalan, Ana; Francoijs, Kees-Jan et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2020

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Chromosomal inversions associated with environmental adaptation in honeybees

Christmas, Matthew J; Wallberg, Andreas; Bunikis, Ignas; Olsson, Anna et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 1358-1374, 2019

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A hybrid de novo genome assembly of the honeybee, Apis mellifera, with chromosome-length scaffolds

Wallberg, Andreas; Bunikis, Ignas; Vinnere, Olga; Mosbech, Mai-Britt et al.

Part of BMC Genomics, 2019

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A chromosome-level assembly of the Atlantic herring: detection of a supergene and other signals of selection

Pettersson, Mats; Rochus, Christina Marie; Han, Fan; Chen, Junfeng et al.

Part of Genome Research, p. 1919-1928, 2019

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Confident phylogenetic identification of uncultured prokaryotes through long read amplicon sequencing of the 16S-ITS-23S rRNA operon

Martijn, Joran; Lind, Anders E.; Schön, Max E.; Spiertz, Ian et al.

Part of Environmental Microbiology, p. 2485-2498, 2019

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Regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes underlie balanced color polymorphisms in the wall lizard

Andrade, Pedro; Pinho, Catarina; Perez i de lanuza, Guillem; Afonso, Sandra et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 5633-5642, 2019

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De Novo Assembly of Two Swedish Genomes Reveals Missing Segments from the Human GRCh38 Reference and Improves Variant Calling of Population-Scale Sequencing Data

Ameur, Adam; Che, Huiwen; Martin, Marcel; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Genes, 2018

• DOI for De Novo Assembly of Two Swedish Genomes Reveals Missing Segments from the Human GRCh38 Reference and Improves Variant Calling of Population-Scale Sequencing Data
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Combination of short-read, long-read, and optical mapping assemblies reveals large-scale tandem repeat arrays with population genetic implications

Weissensteiner, Matthias H.; Pang, Andy W. C.; Bunikis, Ignas; Höijer, Ida et al.

Part of Genome Research, p. 697-708, 2017

• DOI for Combination of short-read, long-read, and optical mapping assemblies reveals large-scale tandem repeat arrays with population genetic implications

De novo assembly of Dekkera bruxellensis: a multi technology approach using short and long-read sequencing and optical mapping

Olsen, Remi-Andre; Bunikis, Ignas; Tiukova, Ievgeniia; Holmberg, Kicki et al.

Part of GigaScience, 2015

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CanvasDB: a local database infrastructure for analysis of targeted- and whole genome re-sequencing projects

Ameur, Adam; Bunikis, Ignas; Enroth, Stefan; Gyllensten, Ulf

Part of Database, 2014

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Comprehensive profiling of the vaginal microbiome in HIV positive women using massive parallel semiconductor sequencing

Ameur, Adam; Meiring, Tracy L.; Bunikis, Ignas; Häggqvist, Susana et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, p. 4398, 2014

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Targeted RNA Sequencing Assay Efficiently Identifies Cryptic KMT2A (MLL)-Fusions in Acute Leukemia Patients

Sevov, Marie; Bunikis, Ignas; Häggqvist, Susana; Höglund, Martin et al.

Part of Blood, 2014

Transcriptome of the Alternative Ethanol Production Strain Dekkera bruxellensis CBS 11270 in Sugar Limited, Low Oxygen Cultivation

Tiukova, Ievgeniia A.; Petterson, Mats E.; Tellgren-Roth, Christian; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2013

• DOI for Transcriptome of the Alternative Ethanol Production Strain Dekkera bruxellensis CBS 11270 in Sugar Limited, Low Oxygen Cultivation
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Data-driven unbiased curation of the TP53 tumor suppressor gene mutation database and validation by ultradeep sequencing of human tumors

Edlund, Karolina; Larsson, Ola; Ameur, Adam; Bunikis, Ignas et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 9551-9556, 2012

• DOI for Data-driven unbiased curation of the TP53 tumor suppressor gene mutation database and validation by ultradeep sequencing of human tumors