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Genome-wide association study of copy number variations with shank traits in a F2 crossbred chicken population.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2024
Lotfizadeh Fateme, Masoudi Ali Akbar, Vaez Torshizi Rasoul, Emrani Hossein
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Copy number variations (CNVs) are large-scale changes in the DNA sequence that can affect the genetic structure and phenotype of an organism. The purpose of this study was to investigate the existing CNVs and their associations with the shank diameter (ShD) and shank length (ShL) traits using data from an F2 crossbred chicken population. To carry out the study, 312 chickens were genotyped using the Illumina 60k...
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