Genome-wide chromatin accessibility and selective signals of meat rabbits reveal key Cis-regulatory elements and variants during postnatal development of skeletal muscles in rabbits

Abstract Background The development of skeletal muscles is intricately modulated by multiple genetic factors and significantly impacts the economic value of meat rabbits. However, our knowledge of epigenetics in rabbit skeletal muscles remains largely unknown. Results In this study, we collected leg...

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Published in:BMC Genomics
Main Authors: Kun Du, Dai-hua Wang, Shen-qiang Hu, Yu Xia, Qian Wu, Mao-qing Gu, Xi-wen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11496-y