Early and late feathering in turkey and chicken: same gene but different mutations.

Martijn F L DerksJuan M Herrero-MedranoRichard P M A CrooijmansAddie VereijkenJulie A LongHendrik-Jan MegensMartien A M Groenen

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2018)

We present the causal mutation for feathering rate in turkey that causes a partial C-terminal loss of the prolactin receptor, and this truncated PRLR protein is strikingly similar to the protein encoded by the slow feathering K allele in chicken.

Keyphrases

protein protein
binding protein
amino acid
genome wide
copy number
gene expression
small molecule
dna methylation
transcription factor