An EAV-HP Insertion in 5′ Flanking Region of SLCO1B3 Causes Blue Eggshell in the Chicken

The genetic determination of eggshell coloration has not been determined in birds. Here we report that the blue eggshell is caused by an EAV-HP insertion that promotes the expression of SLCO1B3 gene in the uterus (shell gland) of the oviduct in chicken. In this study, the genetic map location of the...

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Autores principales: Wang, Zhepeng, Qu, Lujiang, Yao, Junfeng, Yang, Xiaolin, Li, Guangqi, Zhang, Yuanyuan, Li, Junying, Wang, Xiaotong, Bai, Jirong, Xu, Guiyun, Deng, Xuemei, Yang, Ning, Wu, Changxin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3554524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003183

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