Transcriptome analysis of the pectoral muscles of local chickens and commercial broilers using Ribo-Zero ribonucleic acid sequencing.

<h4>Background</h4>The molecular mechanisms underlying meat quality and muscle growth are not clear. The meat quality and growth rates of local chickens and commercial broilers are very different. The Ribo-Zero RNA-Seq technology is an effective means of analyzing transcript groups to cl...

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Main Authors: Yanhua Zhang, Donghua Li, Ruili Han, Yanbin Wang, Guoxi Li, Xiaojun Liu, Yadong Tian, Xiangtao Kang, Zhuanjian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184115&type=printable