Genetics of adaptation in modern chicken.

Genetics of adaptation in modern chicken.

We carried out whole genome resequencing of 127 chicken including red jungle fowl and multiple populations of commercial broilers and layers to perform a systematic screening of adaptive changes in modern chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). We uncovered >21 million high quality SNPs of which 34%...

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Main Authors: Saber Qanbari, Carl-Johan Rubin, Khurram Maqbool, Steffen Weigend, Annett Weigend, Johannes Geibel, Susanne Kerje, Christine Wurmser, Andrew Townsend Peterson, I Lehr Brisbin, Ruedi Preisinger, Ruedi Fries, Henner Simianer, Leif Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007989

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