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Genetics of scoliosis in chickens.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
McCarrey J R, Abbott U K, Benson D R, Riggins R S
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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 was analyzed by radiographs of birds 12 weeks of age or older. Crosses between an inbred line selected for scoliosis...
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