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Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Zhang Zebin, Nie Changsheng, Jia Yaxiong, Jiang Runshen, Xia Haijian, Lv Xueze, Chen Yu, Li Junying, Li Xianyao, Ning Zhonghua, Xu Guiyun, Chen Jilan, Yang Ning, Qu Lujiang
Abstract excerpt
Polydactyly is one of the most common hereditary congenital limb malformations in chickens and other vertebrates. The zone of polarizing activity regulatory sequence (ZRS) is critical for the development of polydactyly. The causative mutation of polydactyly in the Silkie chicken has been mapped to the ZRS; however, the causative mutations of other chicken breeds are yet to be established. To understand whether...
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