Genome-Wide Association Study and Transcriptome Analysis Provide New Insights into the White/Red Earlobe Color Formation in Chicken

Background/Aims: Earlobe color is a typical external trait in chicken. There are some previous studies showing that the chicken white/red earlobe color is a polygenic and sex-linked trait in some breeds, but its molecular genetic and histological mechanisms still remain unclear. Methods: We herein u...

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Main Authors: Wei Luo, Jiguo Xu, Zhenhui Li, Haiping Xu, Shudai Lin, Jiaying Wang, Hongjia Ouyang, Qinghua Nie, Xiquan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2018-04-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/489361