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Mapping of Id locus for dermal shank melanin in a Chinese indigenous chicken breed.
Journal of genetics - 1 Dec 2017
Xu Jiguo, Lin Shudai, Gao Xinfeng, Nie Qinghua, Luo Qingbin, Zhang Xiquan
Abstract excerpt
The dermal shank pigmentation, one of the defining traits of chicken breeds, is caused by an abnormal deposition of melanin in the dermis of the shank. The abnormal deposition is controlled by the sex-linked inhibitor of dermal melanin (Id). In this study, we aim to locate the gene responsible for the dermal shank pigmentation in chickens by an association analysis and a differential expression analysis. Based on...
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