Genome-Wide Association Studies for Comb Traits in Chickens

Genome-Wide Association Studies for Comb Traits in Chickens

The comb, as a secondary sexual character, is an important trait in chicken. Indicators of comb length (CL), comb height (CH), and comb weight (CW) are often selected in production. DNA-based marker-assisted selection could help chicken breeders to accelerate genetic improvement for comb or related...

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Main Authors: Shen, Manman, Qu, Liang, Ma, Meng, Dou, Taocun, Lu, Jian, Guo, Jun, Hu, Yuping, Yi, Guoqiang, Yuan, Jingwei, Sun, Congjiao, Wang, Kehua, Yang, Ning
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4948856/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4948856/

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