The Chicken Frizzle Feather Is Due to an Alpha-Keratin (KRT75) Mutation That Causes a Defective Rachis

    July 2012 in “ PLoS Genetics ”
    Chen Siang Ng, Ping Wu, John Foley … Cheng‐Ming Chuong
    Studysummary This study identified a 69 bp deletion in the KRT75 gene as the cause of the frizzle feather trait in chickens, affecting feather curling.
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