Article
Genome-wide association analysis identifies potential regulatory genes for eumelanin pigmentation in chicken plumage.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2017
Yang L, Du X, Wei S, Gu L, Li N, Gong Y, Li S
Abstract excerpt
Plumage color in chicken is determined by the proportion of eumelanin and pheomelanin pigmentation. As the main ingredient in plumage melanin, eumelanin plays a key role in the dark black, brown and grey coloration. However, very few studies have been performed to identify the related genes and mutations on a genome-wide scale. Herein, a resource family consisting of one backcross population and two F2 cross...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Chickens
- Chromosome Mapping
- Crosses, Genetic
- Feathers
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- Male
- Melanins
- Phenotype
- Pigmentation
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide