Quantitative effect of a CNV on a morphological trait in chickens.

Copy Number Variation has been associated with morphological traits, developmental defects or disease susceptibility. The autosomal dominant Pea-comb mutation in chickens is due to the massive amplification of a CNV in intron 1 of SOX5 and provides a unique opportunity to assess the effect of variat...

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Main Authors: Céline Moro, Raphaël Cornette, Agathe Vieaud, Nicolas Bruneau, David Gourichon, Bertrand Bed'hom, Michèle Tixier-Boichard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118706