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Early and late feathering in turkey and chicken: same gene but different mutations.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 22 Mar 2018
Derks Martijn F L, Herrero-Medrano Juan M, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Vereijken Addie, Long Julie A, Megens Hendrik-Jan, Groenen Martien A M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sex-linked slow (SF) and fast (FF) feathering rates at hatch have been widely used in poultry breeding for autosexing at hatch. In chicken, the sex-linked K (SF) and k+ (FF) alleles are responsible for the feathering rate phenotype. Allele K is dominant and a partial duplication of the prolactin receptor gene has been identified as the causal mutation. Interestingly, some domesticated turkey lines...
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