[Progresses in inheritance of genes for avian eggshell color].

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Eggshell has three colors: white, blue and brown. Chicken and duck eggs with blue eggshell have superior market for its better appearance, delicious taste, abundant nutrition and higher eggshell thickness and strength compared to those with white eggshell. However, error was often made when breeding blue-eggshell chicken or duck lines based on phenotypes. Studies on the forming and controlling mechanism of...

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