Genetic variants for chick biology research: from breeds to mutants
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Davis, CA 95616, USA Received 2April 2004; received in revised form 30 May 2004; accepted 31 May 2004 Abstract The availability of the draft sequence of the chicken genome will undoubtedly propel an already important vertebrate research model, the domestic chicken, to anew level. This review describes aspects of chicken natural history and ...
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The class Aves consists of more than 9000 species of birds inhabiting every ecological niche of the globe. Birds are warm-blooded, higher vertebrates with specialized features including adaptations for flight, feathers and in ovoembryonic development. Birds are inexorably linked to human endeavors and interests. This is true for the domestic chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus, havinga multifaceted impact on humankind resulting from utilization for experimental biology, the global food supply, and human health (vaccine production, also impact from zoonotic diseases such as avian influenza).
It is essential that the entire chick biology research community collaborate to promote funding initiatives to achieve long-term stability for the specialized chicken genetic resources. Novel opportunities now exist from the available chicken genome sequence for future research to better understand vertebrate development, physiology and disease. The extant chicken genetic resources are valuable and irreplaceable entities for such efforts...
Source: animalscience.ucdavis.edu
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