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Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci affecting growth and carcass traits in F2 intercross chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Mar 2009
Uemoto Y, Sato S, Odawara S, Nokata H, Oyamada Y, Taguchi Y, Yanai S, Sasaki O, Takahashi H, Nirasawa K, Kobayashi E
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We constructed a chicken F(2) resource population to facilitate the genetic improvement of economically important traits, particularly growth and carcass traits. An F(2) population comprising 240 chickens obtained by crossing a Shamo (lean, lightweight Japanese native breed) male and White Plymou...
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