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Polymorphisms in GJA1 and their association with growth traits in chicken.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 29 Dec 2015
Shahjahan M, Liu R R, Zhao G P, Zhang J J, Zheng M Q, Li Q H, Wen J
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to screen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the chicken gap junction protein alpha 1 (GJA1) gene, and to investigate their association with five growth traits measured in 269 chickens encompassing Chinese indigenous Beijing-You (BJY) and commercial Cobb broiler (CB) populations. Four variants were detected in the chicken GJA1 gene, in which one synonymous mutation was located in an exon...
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