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OMIA 000326-9031 : Eggshell colour in Gallus gallus

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

Category: Pigmentation phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: no

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. > > > > >
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 :1-5, 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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