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A 14-bp insertion in endothelin receptor B-like (EDNRB2) is associated with white plumage in Chinese geese.
BMC genomics - 17 Feb 2020
Xi Yang, Wang Lei, Liu Hehe, Ma Shengchao, Li Yanying, Li Liang, Wang Jiwen, Chunchun Han, Bai Lili, Mustafa Ahsan, He Hua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gang goose is a native species with gray plumage in Sichuan, China. As a result of overhunting, the number of gray Gang geese has decreased dramatically. To keep the species from extinction, conservation work for Gang geese was undertaken. In the process of pure breeding of gray Gang geese, approximately 2% of the offspring of each generation were white. This study aims to explain the genetic...
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