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Chicken Shank Color Determined by Inhibition of Dermal Melanin (ID) is Mediated by a Structural Variation Regulating CDKN2A Expression.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Jan 2026
Li Jingyi, Wang Lei, Yang Sendong, Zhou Xin, Gou Qinli, Cai Jinping, Yang Hongrui, Wang Qiaohua, Li Shijun
Abstract excerpt
Shank color in chickens is a classic quantitative trait governed by four genetic loci. Among these, the Inhibition of dermal melanin (ID) locus, which suppresses dermal melanogenesis in the shank, is the sole sex-linked mutation and its molecular mechanisms remain elusive. To identify the causal mutation, we established a resource population segregating for shank colors. A genome-wide association study utilizing...
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