Developmental phenotypic-genotypic associations of tyrosinase and melanocortin 1 receptor genes with changing profiles in chicken plumage pigmentation

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1110-1114

  Liu, W B ^a   Chen, S R ^a   Zheng, J X ^a   Qu, L J ^a   Xu, G Y ^a   Yang, N ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chicken; Gene expression; Melanocortin 1 receptor; Plumage pigmentation; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FEATHER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOTYPE; MALE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PIGMENTATION; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1;

EID: 77954631932     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00628     Document Type: Article

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