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  1. Rapid genome modifications including chromosomal fusions and large-scale inversions are key features in Arctic codfish species

    Article • Genome Biology, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  2. Combining environmental DNA and traditional sampling to assess the role of kelp aquaculture as an artificial habitat in Norway

    Article • October 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  3. Chromosomal fusions and large-scale inversions are key features for adaptation in Arctic codfish species

    Article • June 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  4. The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr.sc. Petar Ozretić, Dr David Vieites, Dr Dimitar Dimitrov, Dr Yannick Wurm, Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  5. Polygenic plague resistance in the great gerbil uncovered by population sequencing

    Article • May 2021, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  6. Coastal Research Seen Through an Early Career Lens—A Perspective on Barriers to Interdisciplinarity in Norway

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, April 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  7. Genetic structuring in Atlantic haddock contrasts with current management regimes

    Article • ICES Journal of Marine Science, December 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  8. Ticket to spawn: Combining economic and genetic data to evaluate the effect of climate and demographic structure on spawning distribution in Atlantic cod

    Article • Global Change Biology, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  9. Trans-oceanic genomic divergence of Atlantic cod ecotypes is associated with large inversions

    Article • Heredity, September 2017, Nature

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  10. Genome architecture enables local adaptation of Atlantic cod despite high connectivity

    Article • Molecular Ecology, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  11. Three chromosomal rearrangements promote genomic divergence between migratory and stationary ecotypes of Atlantic cod

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2016, Nature

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  12. “Islands of Divergence” in the Atlantic Cod Genome Represent Polymorphic Chromosomal Rearrangements

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

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

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, May 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  14. Rhodopsin Gene Polymorphism Associated with Divergent Light Environments in Atlantic Cod

    Article • Behavior Genetics, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  15. Long Distance Linkage Disequilibrium and Limited Hybridization Suggest Cryptic Speciation in Atlantic Cod

    Article • PLOS One, September 2014, PLOS

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  16. Modern maize varieties going local in the semi-arid zone in Tanzania

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  17. The conserved Phe GH5 of importance for hemoglobin intersubunit contact is mutated in gadoid fish

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  18. Quantitative trait loci for precocious parr maturation, early smoltification, and adult maturation in double-backcrossed trans-Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Article • Aquaculture, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  19. Identification of genomic loci associated with crown rust resistance in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) divergently selected populations

    Article • Plant Science, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  20. Spatial Structure and Climatic Adaptation in African Maize Revealed by Surveying SNP Diversity in Relation to Global Breeding and Landrace Panels

    Article • PLOS One, October 2012, PLOS

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  21. Complex mixtures: A critical examination of a paper by Homer et al.

    Article • Forensic Science International Genetics, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  22. Screen for Footprints of Selection during Domestication/Captive Breeding of Atlantic Salmon

    Article • Comparative and Functional Genomics, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

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

    Article • BMC Genomics, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  24. Candidate genes for colour and vision exhibit signals of selection across the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) breeding range

    Article • Heredity, October 2011, Nature

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  25. Is the brain water channel aquaporin-4 a pathogenetic factor in idiopathic intracranial hypertension? Results from a combined clinical and genetic study in a Norwegian cohort

    Article • Acta Ophthalmologica, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  26. The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system

    Article • Nature, August 2011, Nature

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  27. Outlier SNPs show more genetic structure between two Bay of Fundy metapopulations of Atlantic salmon than do neutral SNPs

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  28. Temporal change in genetic integrity suggests loss of local adaptation in a wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) population following introgression by farmed escapees

    Article • Heredity, January 2011, Nature

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  29. Suggestive evidence of associations between liver X receptor β polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in three cohort studies: HUNT2 (Norway), MONICA (France) and HELENA (Europe)

    Article • BMC Medical Genetics, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  30. High-throughput genotyping of unknown genomic terrain in complex plant genomes: lessons from a case study

    Article • Molecular Breeding, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  31. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Matrix Metalloproteinase 9: A tempting relation but negative genetic association

    Article • Seizure, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  32. Genotyping Unknown Genomic Terrain in Complex Plant Genomes

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  33. Variants of the genes encoding AQP4 and Kir4.1 are associated with subgroups of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

    Article • Epilepsy Research, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  34. Expression ofDLK1splice variants during porcine adipocyte developmentin vitroandin vivo

    Article • Animal Genetics, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  35. Conservation genomics of Atlantic salmon: SNPs associated with QTLs for adaptive traits in parr from four trans-Atlantic backcrosses

    Article • Heredity, July 2008, Nature

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  36. Genetic markers for the prediction of breast density and breast cancer risk

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Supplements, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  37. Construction of a dense SNP map for bovine chromosome 6 to assist the assembly of the bovine genome sequence

    Article • Animal Genetics, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  38. The origin of selection signatures on bovine chromosome 6

    Article • Animal Genetics, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

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

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  40. Identification and characterisation of novel SNP markers in Atlantic cod: Evidence for directional selection

    Article • BMC Genetics, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  41. An extensive resource of single nucleotide polymorphism markers associated with Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) expressed sequences

    Article • Aquaculture, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  42. SNP detection exploiting multiple sources of redundancy in large EST collections improves validation rates

    Article • Bioinformatics, April 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  43. Genetic support for a quantitative trait nucleotide in the ABCG2 gene affecting milk composition of dairy cattle

    Article • BMC Genetics, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  44. Effects on Production Traits of Haplotypes Among Casein Genes in Norwegian Goats and Evidence for a Site of Preferential Recombination

    Article • Genetics, July 2006, Genetics Society of America

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  45. Tissue enzyme loci for routine genotyping in Norway pout ( Trisopterus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855): Electrophoresis conditions, tissue manifestations, allele designations and basic population genetic parameters

    Article • Sarsia, December 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

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

    Article • Genetics, October 2004, Genetics Society of America

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg

  47. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from two inbreeding bark beetle species (Coccotrypes)

    Article • Molecular Ecology Notes, June 2003, Wiley

    Dr Paul Ragnar Berg