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Identifying candidate genetic variants for egg number by analyzing over 1,000 fully sequenced layers.
GigaScience - 6 Jan 2025
Ni Aixin, Bovenhuis Henk, Calus Mario P L, Li Yunlei, Yuan Jingwei, Sun Yanyan, Chen Jilan
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BACKGROUND: Egg production over a long laying cycle until 700 days of age is preferred for modern layer chicken breeding. It is influenced by the onset of laying, stability during the peak period, and persistence at late laying stages. Conventional single-single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) association analyses have identified additive loci, but few studies have explored dominance effects or integrated...
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