Genetic basis of negative heterosis for growth traits in chickens revealed by genome-wide gene expression pattern analysis.

Chunning MaiChaoliang WenZhiyuan XuGuiyun XuSirui ChenJiangxia ZhengCongjiao SunNing Yang

Published in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2021)

These findings revealed that nonadditive genes and their related oxidative phosphorylation were the major genetic and molecular factors in the negative heterosis of growth in chickens, which would be beneficial to future breeding strategies.

Keyphrases

genome wide
dna methylation
gene expression
copy number
heat stress
current status
single cell
single molecule
disease virus
transcription factor
protein kinase