The crest phenotype in chicken is associated with ectopic expression of HOXC8 in cranial skin.

The crest phenotype in chicken is associated with ectopic expression of HOXC8 in cranial skin.

The Crest phenotype is characterised by a tuft of elongated feathers atop the head. A similar phenotype is also seen in several wild bird species. Crest shows an autosomal incompletely dominant mode of inheritance and is associated with cerebral hernia. Here we show, using linkage analysis and genom...

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Main Authors: Yanqiang Wang, Yu Gao, Freyja Imsland, Xiaorong Gu, Chungang Feng, Ranran Liu, Chi Song, Michèle Tixier-Boichard, David Gourichon, Qingyuan Li, Kuanwei Chen, Huifang Li, Leif Andersson, Xiaoxiang Hu, Ning Li
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c7467c0c5789430e9c22854e05cacc1c
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