Pleiotropic Genes In Chickens (IMAGE)

Linköping University

Pleiotropic Genes In Chickens

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Three eighth generation advanced intercross siblings, demonstrating the extreme variation present in a cross between red jungle fowl and domestic chicken. LiU researchers have in this study discovered two 'pleiotropic' genes that influence both comb size and bone mass, and thereby also egg production.

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Dominic Wright

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