Article
Genetics of scoliosis in chickens.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
McCarrey J R, Abbott U K, Benson D R, Riggins R S
Abstract excerpt
The genetics of an inherited form of scoliosis in chickens was studied to estimate the number of genes involved, whether they are autosomal or sex-linked, their degree of dominance and penetrance, and the heritability of this trait in this population. Expression of scoliosis and in the progeny wa...
Topics
- Animals
- Chickens
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Genes
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Phenotype
- Radiography
- Scoliosis
- Spine