Melak Weldenegodguad

Research Scientist
  • Phone number +358295322188
  • Email address melak.weldenegodguad(at)luke.fi
  • Address Latokartanonkaari 9 00790 HELSINKI

The chromosome-level annotated reference genome MakAnk1.0 reveals a putative signature of selection for long horns and provides insights into the demographic history of Ankole cattle

Refereed scientific publications
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2026

Detection of selection signatures in indigenous African cattle reveals genomic footprints of adaptation, production and temperament traits

Refereed scientific publications
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2026

Whole genome sequences of 289 native cattle from Finland, the Netherlands, and Portugal

Refereed scientific publications
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2025

Genomic insights into the population structure and genetic diversity of Ugandan indigenous cattle

Refereed scientific publications
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2025

Unmapped reads from whole-genome sequencing data reveal pathogen diversity in European and African cattle breeds

Refereed scientific publications
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2025

Oar_Finn: the genome assembly and annotation of an exceptionally fertile Finnsheep (Ovis aries) Ewe

Refereed scientific publications
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2025

Pure wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) or hybrids? A whole-genome sequencing approach to solve the taxonomical status

Refereed scientific publications
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2024

Adipose gene expression profiles in Northern Finncattle, Mirandesa cattle, Yakutian cattle and commercial Holstein cattle

Refereed scientific publications
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2024

EquCab_Finn: A new reference genome assembly for the domestic horse, Finnhorse

Refereed scientific publications
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2024

Inferences about the population history of Rangifer tarandus from Y chromosome and mtDNA phylogenies

Refereed scientific publications
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2024

Whole-genome sequencing provides novel insights into the evolutionary history and genetic adaptation of reindeer populations in northern Eurasia

Refereed scientific publications
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2023

Differences in Adipose Gene Expression Profiles between Male and Female Even Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Sakha (Yakutia)

Refereed scientific publications
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2022

Arktiset olosuhteet muokkasivat poron ja pohjoisten alkuperäisnautojen perimää

Muut julkaisut
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2022

Arktiset olosuhteet muokkasivat poron perimän

Muut julkaisut
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2021

Genomic characterization of northern Eurasian cattle (Bos taurus) and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Refereed scientific publications
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2021

Adipose gene expression profiles reveal insights into the adaptation of northern Eurasian semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Refereed scientific publications
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2021

Genome sequence and comparative analysis of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Eurasia

Refereed scientific publications
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2020

Gene Expression Profiling of Corpus luteum Reveals Important Insights about Early Pregnancy in Domestic Sheep

Refereed scientific publications
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2020

Whole blood transcriptome analysis reveals footprints of cattle adaptation to sub‐arctic conditions

Refereed scientific publications
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2019

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Three Native Cattle Breeds Originating From the Northernmost Cattle Farming Regions

Refereed scientific publications
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2019

The effect of chilling on the viability of in vitro produced bovine embyos

Other publications
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2018