Promising Loci and Genes for Yolk and Ovary Weight in Chickens Revealed by a Genome-Wide Association Study

Because it serves as the cytoplasm of the oocyte and provides a large amount of reserves, the egg yolk has biological significance for developing embryos. The ovary and its hierarchy of follicles are the main reproductive organs responsible for yolk deposition in chickens. However, the genetic archi...

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Main Authors: Sun, Congjiao, Lu, Jian, Yi, Guoqiang, Yuan, Jingwei, Duan, Zhongyi, Qu, Lujiang, Xu, Guiyun, Wang, Kehua, Yang, Ning
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4558091/