Signatures of selection in the genomes of commercial and non-commercial chicken breeds.

Identifying genomics regions that are affected by selection is important to understand the domestication and selection history of the domesticated chicken, as well as understanding molecular pathways underlying phenotypic traits and breeding goals. While whole-genome approaches, either high-density...

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Main Authors: Martin G Elferink, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Addie Vereijken, Xiaoxiang Hu, Richard P M A Crooijmans, Martien A M Groenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3287981?pdf=render