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Characterization of the novel duplicated PRLR gene at the late-feathering K locus in Lohmann chickens.
Journal of molecular endocrinology - 1 Oct 2013
Bu Guixian, Huang Guian, Fu Hao, Li Juan, Huang Simiao, Wang Yajun
Abstract excerpt
A partial duplication of the prolactin (PRL) receptor gene (designated as dPRLR) has been identified at the late-feathering (LF) K locus on chromosome Z of some chicken strains recently, implying that dPRLR is probably a candidate gene associated with LF development in chickens. However, little is known about the structure, functionality, and spatiotemporal expression of the dPRLR gene in chickens. In this study,...
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