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Integration of GWAS and transcriptomic analyses reveal candidate genes for duck gonadal development during puberty onset.
BMC genomics - 29 Nov 2024
Xu Mengru, Tang Qian, Qi Jingjing, Han Xu, Tao Qiuyu, Lu Yinjuan, Bai Yuan, Hu Shenqiang, Li Liang, Bai Lili, Hu Jiwei, Wang Jiwen, Liu Hehe
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BACKGROUND: Puberty onset signifies the beginning of sexual maturation and reproductive phase in poultry indeed, and plays an essential role in genetics and breeding. Studying gonadal development is one of the important approaches to exploring the genetic mechanism of puberty onset. RESULT: In our study, the phenotype data of the testes and ovaries of the 120-day-old Nonghua duck showed a large coefficient of...
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