The chicken frizzle feather is due to an α-keratin (KRT75) mutation that causes a defective rachis.

The chicken frizzle feather is due to an α-keratin (KRT75) mutation that causes a defective rachis.

Feathers have complex forms and are an excellent model to study the development and evolution of morphologies. Existing chicken feather mutants are especially useful for identifying genetic determinants of feather formation. This study focused on the gene F, underlying the frizzle feather trait that...

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Main Authors: Chen Siang Ng, Ping Wu, John Foley, Anne Foley, Merry-Lynn McDonald, Wen-Tau Juan, Chih-Jen Huang, Yu-Ting Lai, Wen-Sui Lo, Chih-Feng Chen, Suzanne M Leal, Huanmin Zhang, Randall B Widelitz, Pragna I Patel, Wen-Hsiung Li, Cheng-Ming Chuong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3400578?pdf=render

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