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Whole Genome Resequencing Identifies Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers of Growth and Reproduction Traits in Zhedong and Zi Crossbred Geese.
Genes - 14 Feb 2023
Liu Guojun, Guo Zhenhua, Zhao Xiuhua, Sun Jinyan, Yue Shan, Li Manyu, Chen Zhifeng, Ma Zhigang, Zhao Hui
Abstract excerpt
The broodiness traits of domestic geese are a bottleneck that prevents the rapid development of the goose industry. To reduce the broodiness of the Zhedong goose and thus improve it, this study hybridized it with the Zi goose, which has almost no broody behavior. Genome resequencing was performed for the purebred Zhedong goose, as well as the F2 and F3 hybrids. The results showed that the F1 hybrids displayed...
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