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Mapping and Functional Dissection of the Rumpless Trait in Piao Chicken Identifies a Causal Loss of Function Mutation in the Novel Gene Rum.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Dec 2023
Guo Ying, Tian Jing, Song Chi, Han Wei, Zhu Chunhong, Li Huifang, Zhang Shuangjie, Chen Kuanwei, Li Ning, Carlborg Örjan, Hu Xiaoxiang
Abstract excerpt
Rumpless chickens exhibit an abnormality in their tail development. The genetics and biology of this trait has been studied for decades to illustrate a broad variation in both the types of inheritance and the severity in the developmental defects of the tail. In this study, we created a backcross pedigree by intercrossing Piao (rumpless) with Xianju (normal) to investigate the genetic mechanisms and molecular...
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