Identification and characterization of genes that control fat deposition in chickens

• 作 者: Hirwa Claire D'AndreI Wall
• 机 构: RwandaAgricultureBoard,DepartmentofAnimalGenetics,CouncilforScientificandIndustrialResearch（CSIR）,De
• 出 处: 畜牧与生物技术杂志：英文版
• 发表日期: 2014年1期
• 关键词: 基因控制 脂肪沉积 白鸡 mRNA表达水平 鉴定 基因差异表达 实时RT-PCR 单核苷酸多态性 Chicken Fat deposition Genes
• 基金项目: provided by The Ministry of Higher Education Student Financing Agency of Rwanda,China Scholarship Council and South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou,China,,provided by the Major State Basic Res

Background: Fat deposits in chickens contribute significantly to meat quality attributes such as juiciness, flavor,taste and other organoleptic properties. The quantity of fat deposited increases faster and earlier in the fastgrowing chickens than in slow