A new chromosome-scale duck genome shows a major histocompatibility complex with several expanded multigene families.

Jiaxiang HuLinfei SongMengfei NingXinyu NiuMengying HanChuze GaoXingwei FengHan CaiTe LiFangtao LiHuifang LiDaoqing GongWeitao SongLong LiuJuan PuJinhua LiuJacqueline SmithHonglei SunYinhua Huang

Published in: BMC biology (2024)

These observations supported the hypothesis that duck's adaptive immunity had been optimized with expanded and diversified key immune genes which might help duck to combat influenza virus. This work provided a high-quality Beijing duck genome for biological research and shed light on new strategies for AIV control.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
particulate matter
dna methylation
gene expression