Genetical genomics of growth in a chicken model

Genetical genomics of growth in a chicken model

Abstract Background The genetics underlying body mass and growth are key to understanding a wide range of topics in biology, both evolutionary and developmental. Body mass and growth traits are affected by many genetic variants of small effect. This complicates genetic mapping of growth and body mas...

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Main Authors: Martin Johnsson, Rie Henriksen, Andrey Höglund, Jesper Fogelholm, Per Jensen, Dominic Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Growth
Liver
QTL
Gene expression
eQTL
Genetical genomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4441-3

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