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Single nucleotide polymorphism screening, molecular characterization, and evolutionary aspects of chicken Piwi genes.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 23 Nov 2015
Wang H Z, Ma T, Chang G B, Wan F, Liu X P, Lu L, Xu L, Chen J, Chen G H
Abstract excerpt
The P-element-induced wimpy testis (Piwi) gene is involved in germline stem cell self-renewal, meiosis, RNA silencing, and transcriptional regulation. Piwi genes are relatively well conserved in many species, but their function in poultry species is unclear. In this study, Piwi genes were sequenced using a target-sequence capture assay in quail and 28 breeds of chicken. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and...
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