Sexual dimorphism for juvenile body weight in chickens divergently selected for 8-week body weight

There is a dearth of literature on the genetics of sexual dimorphism for juvenile body weight in meat-type chickens given its biological and economic relevance. Herein, we report the sexual dimorphism for 4- and 8-week body weights in White Plymouth Rock chicken lines that have undergone 67 generati...

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Main Authors: Paul B. Siegel, Christa F. Honaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1534334/full
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