Whole-genome resequencing reveals melanin deposition candidate genes of Luning chicken
This study characterized the evolutionary history of Luning chickens and preliminarily excavated candidate genes influencing the genetic mechanism of pigmentation in black-bone chickens, providing valuable insights for the study of animal melanin deposition.
Authors
- Chuwen Chen
- Jiayan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-2708)
- Jie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7068-9999)
- Zhixiong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-3733)
- Zhiyi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2491-518X)
- Yi Nong
- Zi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-8397)
Institutions
- State Ethnic Affairs Commission (CN)
- Southwest Minzu University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10774-5
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.96
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province
- Southwest Minzu University
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities