Copy Number Variation in Intron 1 of SOX5 Causes the Pea-comb Phenotype in Chickens

Pea-comb is a dominant mutation in chickens that drastically reduces the size of the comb and wattles. It is an adaptive trait in cold climates as it reduces heat loss and makes the chicken less susceptible to frost lesions. Here we report that Pea-comb is caused by a massive amplification of a dupl...

Fuld beskrivelse

Na minha lista:
Bibliografiske detaljer
Main Authors: Wright, Dominic, Boije, Henrik, Meadows, Jennifer R. S., Bed'hom, Bertrand, Gourichon, David, Vieaud, Agathe, Tixier-Boichard, Michèle, Rubin, Carl-Johan, Imsland, Freyja, Hallböök, Finn, Andersson, Leif
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Public Library of Science 2009
Fag:
Research Article
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685452/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19521496
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000512
Tags: Tilføj Tag
Ingen Tags, Vær først til at tagge denne postø!

Lignende værker