A chromosome-level genome assembly of Cairina moschata and comparative genomic analyses

Abstract Background The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is an economically important duck species, with favourable growth and carcass composition parameters in comparison to other ducks. However, limited genomic resources for Muscovy duck hinder our understanding of its evolution and genetic diversi...

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Main Authors: Fan Jiang, Yaoxin Jiang, Wenxuan Wang, Changyi Xiao, Ruiyi Lin, Tanghui Xie, Wing-Kin Sung, Shijun Li, Ivan Jakovlić, Jianhai Chen, Xiaoyong Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07897-4