Article
A genome-wide association study identifies novel single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with dermal shank pigmentation in chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2014
Li Guangqi, Li Dongfeng, Yang Ning, Qu Lujiang, Hou Zhuocheng, Zheng Jiangxia, Xu Guiyun, Chen Sirui
Abstract excerpt
Shank color of domestic chickens varies from black to blue, green, yellow, or white, which is controlled by the combination of melanin and xanthophylls in dermis and epidermis. Dermal shank pigmentation of chickens is determined by sex-linked inhibitor of dermal melanin (Id), which is located on the distal end of the long arm of Z chromosome, through controlling dermal melanin pigmentation. Although previous...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.