Characterization of the endogenous retrovirus insertion in CYP19A1 associated with henny feathering...
Characterization of the endogenous retrovirus insertion in CYP19A1 associated with henny feathering in chicken
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Henny feathering in chickens is determined by a dominant mutation that transforms male-specific plumage to female-like plumage. Previous studies indicated that this phenotype is caused by ectopic expression in skin of
encoding aromatase that converts androgens to estrogen and thereby inhibits the development of male-specific plumage. A long term...
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Characterization of the endogenous retrovirus insertion in CYP19A1 associated with henny feathering in chicken
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1759-8753
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1759-8753
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10.1186/s13100-019-0181-4
