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Genome-wide association study of growth traits in the Jinghai Yellow chicken.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Nov 2015
Zhang G X, Fan Q C, Zhang T, Wang J Y, Wang W H, Xue Q, Wang Y J
Abstract excerpt
Growth is one of the most economically important traits in the poultry industry. In this study, we identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and candidate genes associated with growth traits of the Jinghai Yellow chicken. Genome-wide association studies were conducted using the Illumina 60 K SNP Chicken array to genotype 400 Jinghai Yellow chickens. For each bird, the body weights at hatching and at 2, 4,...
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