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A sexual ornament in chickens is affected by pleiotropic alleles at HAO1 and BMP2, selected during domestication.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Johnsson Martin, Gustafson Ida, Rubin Carl-Johan, Sahlqvist Anna-Stina, Jonsson Kenneth B, Kerje Susanne, Ekwall Olov, Kämpe Olle, Andersson Leif, Jensen Per, Wright Dominic
Abstract excerpt
Domestication is one of the strongest forms of short-term, directional selection. Although selection is typically only exerted on one or a few target traits, domestication can lead to numerous changes in many seemingly unrelated phenotypes. It is unknown whether such correlated responses are due to pleiotropy or linkage between separate genetic architectures. Using three separate intercrosses between wild and...
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