Elucidation of the genetic determination of body weight and size in Chinese local chicken breeds by large-scale genomic analyses

Body weight and size are important economic traits in chickens. While many growth-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes have been identified, further research is needed to confirm and char...

Source: BMC Genomics - March 20, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jie Wang, Jie Liu, Qiuxia Lei, Zhihe Liu, Haixia Han, Shuer Zhang, Chao Qi, Wei Liu, Dapeng Li, Fuwei Li, Dingguo Cao and Yan Zhou Tags: Research Source Type: research