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Identification of QTL for live weight and growth rate using DNA markers on chromosome 3 in an F2 population of Japanese quail.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Feb 2014
Ori R Jabbari, Esmailizadeh A K, Charati H, Mohammadabadi M R, Sohrabi S S
Abstract excerpt
The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) is an important agricultural species and is an animal model for genetic researches. This study was conducted to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting live weight and growth rate on chromosome 3 in quail. Two strains of Japanese quail including wild and white were crossed reciprocally and F1 generation was created. The birds from F2 generation were measured for...
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