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Genetic mapping of the QTL affecting body weight in chickens using a F2 family.
British poultry science - 1 Jul 2001
Tatsuda K, Fujinaka K
Abstract excerpt
1. To identify the quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting growth in chickens, we carried out QTL analysis on chicken growth traits using a population of 227 F2 crosses between a Satsumadori (slow-growing, light-weight Japanese native breed used as a meat chicken) male and a White Plymouth Rock (...
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