Cryptic Patterning of Avian Skin Confers a Developmental Facility for Loss of Neck Feathering

    March 2011 in “ PLoS Biology
    Chunyan Mou, Frédérique Pitel, David Gourichon, Florence Vignoles, Athanasia C. Tzika, Patricia Tato, Le Yu, David W. Burt, Bertrand Bed’Hom, Michèle Tixier‐Boichard, Kevin J. Painter, Denis J. Headon
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    Studysummary This study found that a mutation in the BMP12/GDF7 gene is associated with the Naked neck trait in chickens, reducing neck feathering due to altered signaling pathways.
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