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Single SNP- and pathway-based genome-wide association studies for beak deformity in chickens using high-density 600K SNP arrays.
BMC genomics - 28 Jun 2018
Bai Hao, Sun Yanyan, Liu Nian, Xue Fuguang, Li Yunlei, Xu Songshan, Ye Jianhua, Zhang Lei, Chen Yu, Chen Jilan
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BACKGROUND: Beak deformity, typically expressed as the crossing of upper and lower mandibles, is found in several indigenous chicken breeds, including the Beijing-You chickens studied here. Beak deformity severely impairs the birds' growth and welfare. Although previous studies shed some light on the genetic regulation of this complex trait, the genetic basis of this malformation remains incompletely understood....
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