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[A genome-wide association study on body weight traits of Jinghai yellow chicken].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Aug 2015
Zhang Tao, Wang Wen-hao, Zhang Gen-xi, Wang Jin-yu, Xue Qian, Gu Yu-ping
Abstract excerpt
Body weight traits are important economic characters of broilers. This study was carried out to screen for molecular markers and candidate genes that can be used to improve the body weight traits. A herd of 400 female Jinghai yellow chickens were measured for body weights from 0 to 14 weeks of age. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) was carried out using specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq)...
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