LARGE-SCALE TRANSCRIPTOME SEQUENCING IN BROILER CHICKENS TO IDENTIFY CANDIDATE GENES FOR BREAST MUSCLE WEIGHT AND INTRAMUSCULAR FAT CONTENT

Large-scale transcriptome sequencing in broiler chickens to identify candidate genes for breast muscle weight and intramuscular fat content

Abstract Background In broiler production, breast muscle weight and intramuscular fat (IMF) content are important economic traits.Understanding the genetic mechanisms that underlie these traits is essential to implement effective genetic Clutch Solenoid improvement programs.To date, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and gene expression analyse

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OpenComet: An automated tool for comet assay image analysis

Reactive species such as free radicals are constantly generated in vivo and DNA is the most important target of oxidative stress.Oxidative DNA damage is used as a predictive biomarker to monitor the risk of development of many diseases.The comet assay is widely used for measuring oxidative DNA damage at a single cell level.The analysis of comet ass

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