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Genome-wide association mapping and identification of candidate genes for the rumpless and ear-tufted traits of the Araucana chicken.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Noorai Rooksana E, Freese Nowlan H, Wright Lindsay M, Chapman Susan C, Clark Leigh Anne
Abstract excerpt
Araucana chickens are known for their rounded, tailless rumps and tufted ears. Inheritance studies have shown that the rumpless (Rp) and ear-tufted (Et) loci each act in an autosomal dominant fashion, segregate independently, and are associated with an increased rate of embryonic mortality. To find genomic regions associated with Rp and Et, we generated genome-wide SNP profiles for a diverse population of 60...
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