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The identification of loci for immune traits in chickens using a genome-wide association study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Zhang Lei, Li Peng, Liu Ranran, Zheng Maiqing, Sun Yan, Wu Dan, Hu Yaodong, Wen Jie, Zhao Guiping
Abstract excerpt
The genetic improvement of disease resistance in poultry continues to be a challenge. To identify candidate genes and loci responsible for these traits, genome-wide association studies using the chicken 60k high density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array for six immune traits, total serum immunoglobulin Y (IgY) level, numbers of, and the ratio of heterophils and lymphocytes, and antibody responses against...
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