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Differential gene expression in femoral bone from red junglefowl and domestic chicken, differing for bone phenotypic traits.
BMC genomics - 2 Jul 2007
Rubin Carl-Johan, Lindberg Johan, Fitzsimmons Carolyn, Savolainen Peter, Jensen Per, Lundeberg Joakim, Andersson Leif, Kindmark Andreas
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BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is frequently observed among aging hens from egg-producing strains (layers) of domestic chicken. White Leghorn (WL) has been intensively selected for egg production and it manifests striking phenotypic differences for a number of traits including several bone phenotypes in comparison with the wild ancestor of chicken, the red junglefowl (RJ). Previously, we have identified four...
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