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A novel sex-linked mutant affecting tail formation in Hongshan chicken.
Scientific reports - 30 Aug 2017
Wang Qiong, Pi Jinsong, Pan Ailuan, Shen Jie, Qu Lujiang
Abstract excerpt
The Hongshan chicken is a Chinese indigenous breed that has two distinctly different tail types. Some chickens have stunted tails as compared to the normal phenotype, and they are termed rumpless. Rumplessness in other chicken breeds was caused by a reduction in the number of coccygeal vertebrae. However, X-ray examination showed that rumpless Hongshan chickens possess the normal number of coccygeal vertebrae....
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