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Genome-wide association analysis reveals that EDNRB2 causes a dose-dependent loss of pigmentation in ducks

BACKGROUND: Birds have various plumage color patterns, and spot is a common phenotype. Herein, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in a population of 225 ducks with different sized black spots to reveal the genetic basis of this phenomenon. RESULTS: First, we quantified the black spo...

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Autores principales: Xi, Yang, Xu, Qian, Huang, Qin, Ma, Shengchao, Wang, Yushi, Han, Chunchun, Zhang, Rongping, Wang, Jiwen, Liu, Hehe, Li, Liang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8146663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34034661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07719-7