Identification of InDels in MITF associated with beak color of Duck.

ABSTRACT: As a pigment-related trait, beak color is an important feature for duck breeds. Nowadays, several studies have been conducted on the genetic mechanisms and candidate markers of duck beak color. However, related loci which were mostly single base mutations could hardly explain the phenotype. To select greater structural mutations associated with beak color, all 308 birds of the F₂ population of the Runzhou white crested ducks were selected to perform the genome-wide association studies to select key genes and differential InDels related to the formation of beak color in ducks. To verify the accuracy of the GWAS and to further select the candidate variants of beak colors, Line H (H1, H2, H3 and HF) was selected as black-beaked ducks along with yellow-beaked ducks which consist of

SUBMITTER: Hua T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554961 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature