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A non-synonymous variant of C21R in the ABCG2 gene is significantly associated with brown eggshell color of Lueyang black-boned chicken.
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Dec 2024
Zhang De-Yang, Zhou Wen-Chuan, Li Jia-le, Wang Zhe-Peng
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Eggshell colors have a significant effect on sale of eggs. The aim of this study is to identify sequence variants associated with color variation of chicken brown eggs in the ABCG2, a protoporphyrin transport-related gene. Three successive eggs were collected from each of 381 Lueyang black-boned hens at the 31 weeks old. Eggshell color was quantified via the L*a*b color space. g.18378442T>C (a non-synonymous...
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