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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Gallus gallus
SUBMITTER: Carl-Johan Rubin
PROVIDER: E-TABM-241 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
BMC genomics 20070702
<h4>Background</h4>Osteoporosis is frequently observed among aging hens from egg-producing strains (layers) of domestic chicken. White Leghorn (WL) has been intensively selected for egg production and it manifests striking phenotypic differences for a number of traits including several bone phenotypes in comparison with the wild ancestor of chicken, the red junglefowl (RJ). Previously, we have identified four Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) affecting bone mineral density and bone strength in an in ...[more]