Background Information: Sex-linked traits are those whose genes are found on the X chromosome but not on the Y chromosome. In humans the X chromosomes are much larger than the Y chromosome and contains thousands of more genes than the Y chromosome. For each of the genes that are exclusively...
We further tested how sexual dimorphism and the mode of selection operating on the trait relate to the proportion of sex-linked genetic variance. Sexually selected traits did not show higher h2Z than morphological traits and there was only a weak positive relationship between h2Z and sexual ...
Oviposition and egg quality traits were studied in dwarf and naked neck layers in Maputo (Mozambique) during a 28-d period at 35 weeks of age. Birds were c... A Garcês,NH Casey - 《South African Journal of Animal Science》 被引量: 14发表: 2003年 鸡性连锁矮小基因研究与应用 性连锁矮小...