Article
Three chromosome-level duck genome assemblies provide insights into genomic variation during domestication.
Nature communications - 11 Oct 2021
Zhu Feng, Yin Zhong-Tao, Wang Zheng, Smith Jacqueline, Zhang Fan, Martin Fergal, Ogeh Denye, Hincke Maxwell, Lin Fang-Bing, Burt David W, Zhou Zheng-Kui, Hou Shui-Sheng, Zhao Qiang-Sen, Li Xiao-Qin, Ding Si-Ran, Li Guan-Sheng, Yang Fang-Xi, Hao Jing-Pin, Zhang Ziding, Lu Li-Zhi, Yang Ning, Hou Zhuo-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
Domestic ducks are raised for meat, eggs and feather down, and almost all varieties are descended from the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Here, we report chromosome-level high-quality genome assemblies for meat and laying duck breeds, and the Mallard. Our new genomic databases contain annotations for thousands of new protein-coding genes and recover a major percentage of the presumed "missing genes" in birds. We...
Topics
- Adipogenesis
- Adipose Tissue
- Animals
- Avian Proteins
- Breeding
- COUP Transcription Factor II
- Domestication
- Ducks
- Egg Shell
- Female