Analysis of the differentially expressed genes in the combs and testes of Qingyuan partridge roosters at different developmental stages.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The sexual maturity of chickens is an important economic trait, and the breeding of precocious and delayed puberty roosters is an important selection strategy for broilers. The comb serves as an important secondary sexual characteristic of roosters and determines their sexual precocity. Moreover, comb development is closely associated with gonad development in roosters. However, the underlying molecular mechanism regulating the sexual maturity of roosters has not yet been fully explored.

Results

In order to identify the genes related to precocious puberty in Qingyuan partridge roosters, and based on the synchrony of testis and combs development, combined with histological observation and RNA-seq method, the developmental status and gene expression profile of combs

SUBMITTER: Qi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768254 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature