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Genetic diversity and population structure in lines of chickens divergently selected for high and low 8-week body weight.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2010
Márquez G C, Siegel P B, Lewis R M
Abstract excerpt
A long-term selection experiment for high or low 8-wk BW in White Plymouth Rock chickens was conducted to study effects of selection on BW and correlated characters. Two lines [high (HWS), low (LWS) weight] were established and have undergone 48 generations of selection. The lines were managed to curtail inbreeding and to maintain similar population structures; such is necessary for equitable comparison of...
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