Duck pan-genome reveals two transposon-derived structural variations caused bodyweight enlarging and white plumage phenotype formation during evolution
Kejun Wang, Guoying Hua, Jingyi Li, Yang Yu, Chenxi Zhang, Lan Yang, Xiaoyu Hu, Armin Scheben, Yanan Wu, Ping Gong, Shuangjie Zhang, Yanfeng Fan, Tao Zeng, Lizhi Lu, Yanzhang Gong, , Wenting Li
The paper constructs a duck pan-genome and identifies transposon-derived structural variations linked to bodyweight and white plumage traits in ducks.
bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2023 · PreprintGenetics