Identification of genes related to white and black plumage formation by RNA-Seq from white and black feather bulbs in ducks.

To elucidate the genes involved in the formation of white and black plumage in ducks, RNA from white and black feather bulbs of an F(2) population were analyzed using RNA-Seq. A total of 2,642 expressed sequence tags showed significant differential expression between white and black feather bulbs. A...

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Main Authors: Shijun Li, Cui Wang, Wenhua Yu, Shuhong Zhao, Yanzhang Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3352928?pdf=render