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Association of polymorphisms in the promoter region of chicken prolactin with egg production.
Poultry science - 1 Jan 2006
Cui J X, Du H L, Liang Y, Deng X M, Li N, Zhang X Q
Abstract excerpt
Chicken prolactin (PRL) is a physiological candidate gene for egg production. The objective of the current research was to investigate the association of polymorphisms in the chicken PRL promoter region with egg production. Genotyping of 177 individuals from White Leghorn, Yangshan, Taihe Silkies, White Rock, and Nongdahe breeds for 6 single nucleotide polymorphisms (C-2402T, C-2161G, T-2101G, C-2062G, T-2054A,...
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