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Parent-of-origin specific QTL--a possibility towards understanding reciprocal effects in chicken and the origin of imprinting.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2007
Tuiskula-Haavisto M, Vilkki J
Abstract excerpt
Reciprocal effects for sexual maturity, egg production, egg quality traits and viability are well known in poultry crosses. They have been used in an optimal way to form profitable production hybrids. These effects have been hypothesized to originate from sex-linked genes, maternal effects or a combination of both. However, these may not be the only explanations for reciprocal effects. Recent mapping of...
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