Identification of candidate genomic regions for chicken egg number traits based on genome-wide association study

Abstract Background Since the domestication of chicken, various breeds have been developed for food production, entertainment, and so on. Compared to indigenous chicken breeds which generally do not show elite production performance, commercial breeds or lines are selected intensely for meat or egg...

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Main Authors: Xiurong Zhao, Changsheng Nie, Jinxin Zhang, Xinghua Li, Tao Zhu, Zi Guan, Yu Chen, Liang Wang, Xue Ze Lv, Weifang Yang, Yaxiong Jia, Zhonghua Ning, Haiying Li, Changqing Qu, Huie Wang, Lujiang Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07755-3