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Genetic and Targeted eQTL Mapping Reveals Strong Candidate Genes Modulating the Stress Response During Chicken Domestication.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 9 Feb 2017
Fallahsharoudi Amir, de Kock Neil, Johnsson Martin, Bektic Lejla, Ubhayasekera S J Kumari A, Bergquist Jonas, Wright Dominic, Jensen Per
Abstract excerpt
The stress response has been largely modified in all domesticated animals, offering a strong tool for genetic mapping. In chickens, ancestral Red Junglefowl react stronger both in terms of physiology and behavior to a brief restraint stress than domesticated White Leghorn, demonstrating modified functions of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. We mapped quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying...
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