Partial duplication of the <it>PRLR </it>and <it>SPEF2 </it>genes at the late feathering locus in chicken
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>One of the loci responsible for feather development in chickens is K. The K allele is partially dominant to the k+ allele and causes a retard in the emergence of flight feathers at hatch. The K locus is sex linked and located on the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/391 |