Genome-wide SNP scan of pooled DNA reveals nonsense mutation in <it>FGF20</it> in the scaleless line of featherless chickens

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Scaleless (<it>sc/sc</it>) chickens carry a single recessive mutation that causes a lack of almost all body feathers, as well as foot scales and spurs, due to a failure of skin patterning during embryogenesis. This sponta...

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Main Authors: Wells Kirsty L, Hadad Yair, Ben-Avraham Danny, Hillel Jossi, Cahaner Avigdor, Headon Denis J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/257