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OMIA:000326-9031 : Eggshell colour in Gallus gallus (chicken)

In other species: elegant crested-tinamou , Mallard , Australian magpie , eastern bluebird , spotted nothura

Categories: Pigmentation phene

Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown

Disease-related: no

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Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2022). OMIA:000326-9031: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

References

Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.

2026 Sun, Y., Zhang, J., Chen, Z., Liu, W., Han, H., Hao, D., Li, D., Wang, J., Liu, J., Lei, Q., Zhou, Y., Cao, D., Wang, Y., Li, G., Chen, F., Li, F. :
Insights into speckled eggs provided by single-cell transcriptomics in high-yield laying hens. Poult Sci 105:S0032-5791(26)00208-7:106581, 2026. Pubmed reference: 41687261. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106581.
2024 Chen, S., Zhao, M., Chen, K., Xu, J., Li, H. :
A network of circular RNA and microRNA sequencing provides insights into pigment deposition of Changshun blue eggshell chickens. Genes (Basel) 15:812, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38927747. DOI: 10.3390/genes15060812.
Chen, X., Li, X., Zhong, C., Jiang, X., Wu, G., Li, G., Yan, Y., Yang, N., Sun, C. :
Genetic patterns and genome-wide association analysis of eggshell quality traits of egg-type chicken across an extended laying period. Poult Sci 103:S0032-5791(24)00037-3:103458, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38350384. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103458.
Liu, G.Y., Chen, X.Y., Liu, X.L., Zhou, R.Y., Zhao, X.Y., Xu, L.J., Ning, Z.H., Wang, D.H. :
Further screening of SNP loci of eggshell translucency related genes and evaluation of genetic effects. Poult Sci 103:S0032-5791(24)00542-X:103963, 2024. Pubmed reference: 39013295. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103963.
Perini, F., Cendron, F., Lasagna, E., Cassandro, M., Penasa, M. :
Genomic insights into shank and eggshell color in Italian local chickens. Poult Sci 103:S0032-5791(24)00256-6:103677, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38593544. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103677.
Song, X., Li, S., He, S., Zheng, H., Li, R., Liu, L., Geng, T., Zhao, M., Gong, D. :
Integration of whole-genome resequencing and transcriptome sequencing reveals candidate genes in high glossiness of eggshell. Animals (Basel) 14:1141, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38672292. DOI: 10.3390/ani14081141.
Wang, X.G., Shen, M.M., Lu, J., Dou, T.C., Ma, M., Guo, J., Wang, K.H., Qu, L. :
Genome-wide association analysis of eggshell color of an F2 generation population reveals candidate genes in chickens. Animal 18:S1751-7311(24)00098-3:101167, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38762993. DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101167.
2023 Bogdanski, F.A., Silveira, R.M.F., Rovadoscki, G.A., Franzo, V., Gervásio, I.C., Escobar, D.Y.O., Dauria, B.D., Meira, A.N., Mourão, L.M.B., Coutinho, L.L., Pizzolante, C.C., de Moraes, J.E., Mourão, G.B. :
Genetic parameters for production, quality, and colors from eggs in Brazilian lineages of chickens. Trop Anim Health Prod 55:148, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37020063. DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03554-y.
Cheng, X., Li, X., Yang, M., Zheng, C., Li, H., Qu, L., Ning, Z. :
Genome-wide association study exploring the genetic architecture of eggshell speckles in laying hens. BMC Genomics 24:704, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37993775. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09632-7.
Wang, H., Ge, Y., Zhang, L., Wei, Y., Li, Q., Zhang, X., Pan, Y. :
The pigments in eggshell with different colour and the pigment regulatory gene expression in corresponding chicken's shell gland. Animal 17:100776, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37043933. DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100776.
Wang, H., Cahaner, A., Lou, L., Zhang, L., Ge, Y., Li, Q., Pan, Y., Zhang, X. :
Genetics and breeding of a black-bone and blue eggshell chicken line. 3. Visual eggshell color and colorimeter parameters in 3 consecutive generations. Poult Sci 102:103052, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37734360. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103052.
Wang, Z., Chen, Q., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, R. :
Refine localizations of functional variants affecting eggshell color of Lueyang black-boned chicken in the SLCO1B3. Poult Sci 103:103212, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37980747. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103212.
Xu, W., Mu, R., Gegen, T., Luo, J., Xiao, Y., Ou, S., Wu, Q., Zuo, Y., Chen, Z., Li, F. :
Comparative analysis of hepatic transcriptomes and metabolomes of Changshun green-shell laying hens based on different green eggshell color intensities. Poult Sci 103:103220, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37980748. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103220.
2022 Yang, J., Mao, Z., Wang, X., Zhuang, J., Gong, S., Gao, Z., Xu, G., Yang, N., Sun, C. :
Identification of crucial genes and metabolites regulating the eggshell brownness in chicken. BMC Genomics 23:761, 2022. Pubmed reference: 36411402. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08987-7.
2021 Li, G., Xu, J., Chen, S., Tan, S., Li, H. :
Pigment concentrations in eggshell and their related gene expressions in uterus of Changshun blue eggshell chickens. Br Poult Sci 63:421-425, 2021. Pubmed reference: 34585996. DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2021.1983919.
2020 Guo, J., Wang, K., Qu, L., Dou, T., Ma, M., Shen, M., Hu, Y. :
Genetic evaluation of eggshell color based on additive and dominance models in laying hens. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 33:1217-1223, 2020. Pubmed reference: 31480129. DOI: 10.5713/ajas.19.0345.
2018 Wiemann, J., Yang, T.R., Norell, M.A. :
Dinosaur egg colour had a single evolutionary origin. Nature 563:555-558, 2018. Pubmed reference: 30464264. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0646-5.
1962 Hunton, P. :
Genetics of egg shell colour in a Light Sussex flock British Poultry Science 3:189-193, 1962.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
  • Changed by Frank Nicholas on 20 Aug 2020
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 28 Aug 2021
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 20 Oct 2021
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 26 Nov 2022