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Genetic analysis of metabolic traits in an intercross between body weight-selected chicken lines.
Physiological genomics - 1 Jun 2010
Ek Weronica, Strömstedt Lina, Wahlberg Per, Siegel Paul, Andersson Leif, Carlborg Orjan
Abstract excerpt
A network of four interacting loci has been reported previously to influence growth in two lines of chickens divergently selected for body weight at 56 days of age. Located on chromosomes 3 (Growth4), 4 (Growth6), 7 (Growth9), and 20 (Growth12), they explained nearly half of the difference in body weight at selection age between the two lines. The original study reported effects on body weight and fat deposition,...
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