RNA-sequence reveals differentially expressed genes affecting the crested trait of Wumeng crested chicken

ABSTRACT: Wumeng crested chicken has a cluster of slender feathers on its head, and the underlying skull region exhibits an obvious tumor-like protrusion. This is the typical skull structure of crested chickens. The associated regulatory genes are located on autosomes and are incompletely dominant....

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Main Authors: Tiansong Wang, Yong Zhang, Yong Guo, Xiong Zhang, Hong Yang, Xingzhou Tian, Min Zhu, Zhili Guo, Shanshan Zeng, Keyin Luo, Qi He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121003801