Article
Genome-wide association study dissects genetic architecture underlying longitudinal egg weights in chickens.
BMC genomics - 5 Oct 2015
Yi Guoqiang, Shen Manman, Yuan Jingwei, Sun Congjiao, Duan Zhongyi, Qu Liang, Dou Taocun, Ma Meng, Lu Jian, Guo Jun, Chen Sirui, Qu Lujiang, Wang Kehua, Yang Ning
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: As a major economic trait in chickens, egg weight (EW) receives widespread interests in breeding, production and consumption. However, limited information is available for underlying genetic architecture of longitudinal trend in EW. Herein, we measured EWs at nine time points from onset of laying to 60 week of age, and conducted comprehensive genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in 1,534 F2 hens...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Chickens
- Eggs
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Variation
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Molecular Sequence Annotation