GeneticsGenome BiologyPeer-reviewed
Standing genetic variation as a major contributor to adaptation in the Virginia chicken lines selection experiment
Zheya Sheng, Mats E Pettersson, Christa F Honaker…·Örjan Carlborg
The paper identifies adaptive selective-sweeps in Virginia chicken lines and shows they contribute significantly to body-weight divergence and genetic variance.
DOI 10.1186/s13059-015-0785-z