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Genomic scan revealed KIT gene underlying white/gray plumage color in Chinese domestic geese.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 2021
Wen J, Shao P, Chen Y, Wang L, Lv X, Yang W, Jia Y, Jiang Z, Zhu B, Qu L
Abstract excerpt
Goose is an important type of domesticated poultry. The wild geese that are regarded as the ancestors of modern domestic geese present gray plumage. Domesticated, geese have both white and gray feathers. To elucidate the genetic mechanisms underlying the formation of white and gray plumage in geese, we resequenced the whole genome of 18 geese from six populations including white and gray goose breeds. The average...
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