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A Deletion Upstream of SOX10 Causes Light Yellow Plumage Colour in Chicken.
Genes - 10 Feb 2022
Zhu Tao, Liu Mengchao, Peng Shan, Zhang Xinye, Chen Yu, Lv Xueze, Yang Weifang, Li Kaiyang, Zhang Jianwei, Wang Huie, Li Haiying, Ning Zhonghua, Wang Liang, Qu Lujiang
Abstract excerpt
Chicken plumage colour is a complex trait controlled by many genes. Herein, through Rhode Island Red (RIR) and White Leghorn (WL) F1 cross populations, the segregation of plumage color was observed in females, showing white in males, and dark red (DR) and light yellow (LY) in females. The white has been found to be caused by dominant white alleles (I) and the DR phenotype is attributed to a sex-linked recessive...
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