Genome-wide SNP scan of pooled DNA reveals nonsense mutation in <it>FGF20</it> in the scaleless line of featherless chickens
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Scaleless (<it>sc/sc</it>) chickens carry a single recessive mutation that causes a lack of almost all body feathers, as well as foot scales and spurs, due to a failure of skin patterning during embryogenesis. This sponta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/257 |