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Open AccessMultiple ancestral haplotypes harboring regulatory mutations cumulatively contribute to a QTL affecting chicken growth traits
In depth studies of quantitative trait loci (QTL) can provide insights to the genetic architectures of complex traits. A major effect QTL at the distal end of chicken chromosome 1 has been associated with grow...
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Open AccessGenome-wide DNA methylome variation in two genetically distinct chicken lines using MethylC-seq
DNA cytosine methylation is an important epigenetic modification that has significant effects on a variety of biological processes in animals. Avian species hold a crucial position in evolutionary history. In ...
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Open AccessCopy number variants in locally raised Chinese chicken genomes determined using array comparative genomic hybridization
Copy number variants contribute to genetic variation in birds. Analyses of copy number variants in chicken breeds had focused primarily on those from commercial varieties with nothing known about the occurrenc...
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Advanced technologies for genomic analysis in farm animals and its application for QTL map**
Rapid progress in farm animal breeding has been made in the last few decades. Advanced technologies for genomic analysis in molecular genetics have led to the identification of genes or markers associated with...