Using transcriptome profiling to characterize QTL regions on chicken chromosome 5

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although many QTL for various traits have been mapped in livestock, location confidence intervals remain wide that makes difficult the identification of causative mutations. The aim of this study was to test the contribution of micro...

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Main Authors: Demeure Olivier, Leroux Sophie, Pitel Frédérique, Désert Colette, Le Mignon Guillaume, Guernec Gregory, Abasht Behnam, Douaire Madeleine, Le Roy Pascale, Lagarrigue Sandrine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/575