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Contributions and perspectives of chicken genomics in Brazil: from biological model to export commodity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2008

E.C. JORGE ,
A. FIGUEIRA ,
M.C. LEDUR ,
A.S.A.M.T. MOURA  and
L.L. COUTINHO
E.C. JORGE
Affiliation:
Universidade de São Paulo – Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Departamento de Zootecnia, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
A. FIGUEIRA
Affiliation:
Universidade de São Paulo – Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Av Centenário, 303, Piracicaba, SP, 13400-970, Brazil
M.C. LEDUR
Affiliation:
Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Genética e Melhoramento Animal, BR 153, Km 110, Vila Tamanduá, CP 21, Concórdia, SC, 89700-000, Brazil
A.S.A.M.T. MOURA
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia de Botucatu, Departamento de Produção e Exploração Animal Rubião Junior s/n Fazenda Lageado, CP 560, Botucatu, SP, 18618-000, Brazil
L.L. COUTINHO*
Affiliation:
Universidade de São Paulo – Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Departamento de Zootecnia, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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*Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

Chicken is one of the most important sources of animal protein for human consumption, and breeding programmes have been responsible for constant improvements in production efficiency and product quality. Furthermore, chicken has largely contributed to fundamental discoveries in biology for the last 100 years. In this article we review recent developments in poultry genomics and their contribution to adding functional information to the already existing structural genomics, including the availability of the complete genome sequence, a comprehensive collection of mRNA sequences (ESTs), microarray platforms, and their use to complement QTL mapping strategies in the identification of genes that underlie complex traits. Efforts of the Brazilian Poultry Genomics Programme in this area resulted in generation of a resource population, which was used for identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) regions, generation of ESTs and candidate gene studies that contributed to furthering our understanding of the complex biological processes involved in growth and muscular development in chicken.

Keywords

ESTmicroarraymuscle developmentpoultry geneticsQTL mapping
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 63 , Issue 4 , December 2007 , pp. 597 - 610
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2007

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