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Discovery of genomic variations by whole-genome resequencing of the North American Araucana chicken.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Noorai Rooksana E, Shankar Vijay, Freese Nowlan H, Gregorski Christopher M, Chapman Susan C
Abstract excerpt
Gallus gallus (chicken) is phenotypically diverse, with over 60 recognized breeds, among the myriad species within the Aves lineage. Domestic chickens have been under artificial selection by humans for thousands of years for agricultural purposes. The North American Araucana (NAA) breed arose as a cross between the Chilean "Collonocas" that laid blue eggs and was rumpless and the "Quetros" that had unusual tufts...
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