Mapping QTLs for Breast Muscle Weight in an F<sub>2</sub> Intercross between Native Japanese Nagoya and White Plymouth Rock Chicken Breeds
Nagoya (NAG), a native Japanese chicken breed, has high quality meat but low meat yield, whereas White Plymouth Rock (WPR), a parental breed of commercial broilers, has rapid growth but high body fat. We previously reported three quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for early postnatal growth in 239 F<...
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/754 |