Comparative transcriptome analysis provides clues to molecular mechanisms underlying blue-green eggshell color in the Jinding duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

BACKGROUND: In birds, blue-green eggshell color (BGEC) is caused by biliverdin, a bile pigment derived from the degradation of heme and secreted in the eggshell by the shell gland. Functionally, BGEC might promote the paternal investment of males in the nest and eggs. However, little is known about...

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Autores principales: Wang, Zhepeng, Meng, Guohua, Bai, Yun, Liu, Ruifang, Du, Yu, Su, Lihong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5596863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28899357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4135-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5596863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28899357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4135-2

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