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Identification and Validation of Marketing Weight-Related SNP Markers Using SLAF Sequencing in Male Yangzhou Geese.
Genes - 3 Aug 2021
Melak Sherif, Wang Qin, Tian Ye, Wei Wei, Zhang Lifan, Elbeltagy Ahmed, Chen Jie
Abstract excerpt
Growth performance is a complex economic trait for avian production. The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) has never been exploited genetically like chickens or other waterfowl species such as ducks. Traditional phenotypic selection is still the main method for genetic improvement of geese body weight. In this study, specific locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq) with bulked segregant analysis (BSA) was...
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