Characterization and comparative transcriptomic analysis of skeletal muscle in female Pekin duck and Hanzhong Ma duck during different growth stages using RNA-seq.

ABSTRACT: Duck is an economically important poultry, and there is currently a major focus on improving its meat quality through breeding. There are wide variations in the growth regulation mechanisms of different duck breeds, that fundamental research on skeletal muscle growth is essential for understanding the regulation of unknown genes. The study aimed to broaden the understanding the duck skeletal muscle development and thereby to improve the performance of domestic ducks. In this study, RNA-seq data from skeletal muscles (breast muscle and leg muscle) of Pekin duck and Hanzhong Ma duck sampled at d 17, 21, and 27 of embryo (E17d, E21d, and E27d), as well as at 6-mo-old following birth (M6), to investigate and compare the mRNA temporal expression profiles and associated pathways that regulate sk

SUBMITTER: Cao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10568565 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature