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Selection signature analysis implicates the PC1/PCSK1 region for chicken abdominal fat content.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Hui, Hu Xiaoxiang, Wang Zhipeng, Zhang Yuandan, Wang Shouzhi, Wang Ning, Ma Li, Leng Li, Wang Shengwen, Wang Qigui, Wang Yuxiang, Tang Zhiquan, Li Ning, Da Yang, Li Hui
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a selection signature analysis using the chicken 60k SNP chip in two chicken lines that had been divergently selected for abdominal fat content (AFC) for 11 generations. The selection signature analysis used multiple signals of selection, including long-range allele frequency differences between the lean and fat lines, long-range heterozygosity changes, linkage disequilibrium, haplotype frequencies,...
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