Accumulation of genetic variants associated with immunity in the selective breeding of broilers.

Angela ZouKerry NadeauPauline W WangJee Yeon LeeDavid S GuttmanShayan SharifDoug R KorverJohn H BrumellJohn Parkinson

Published in: BMC genetics (2020)

Placing these new genomes in the context of other chicken lines, reveal genetic changes that have specifically arisen in selective breeding programs that were implemented in the last 50 years.

Keyphrases

genome wide
public health
heat stress
dna methylation
gene expression
copy number