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Mapping quantitative trait loci regions associated with Marek's disease on chicken autosomes by means of selective DNA pooling.
Scientific reports - 30 Dec 2024
Lipkin Ehud, Smith Jacqueline, Soller Morris, Burt David W, Fulton Janet E
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Marek's Disease (MD), which can result in neurological damage and tumour formation, has large effects on the economy and animal welfare of the poultry industry worldwide. Previously, we mapped autosomal MD QTL regions (QTLRs) by individual genotyping of an F6 population from a full-sib advanced intercross line. We further mapped MD QTLRs on the chicken Z chromosome (GGZ) using the same F6 population, and by...
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