@article{MAKHILLJAVA201211163659, title = {Transcriptomics Research in Chicken}, journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances}, volume = {11}, number = {16}, pages = {2945-2947}, year = {2012}, issn = {1680-5593}, doi = {javaa.2012.2945.2947}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2012.2945.2947}, author = {Lianqin,Dongying,Chen,Ligang,Juan and}, keywords = {Chicken,transcriptomics,genome,mammals,feed,genetics}, abstract = {The chicken (Gallus gallus) is an important model organism in genetics, developmental biology, immunology and evolutionary research. Moreover, besides being an important model organism the chicken is also a very important agricultural species and an important source of food (eggs and meat). The availability of the draft chicken genome sequence provided many possibilities to in detail study a variety of genomic changes during evolution using a comparison between chicken and mammals. For example, compared to mammals, the use of a Z/W sex determination system is a special aspect of the avian genome where the female is the heterogametic sex (ZW) and the male is the homogametic (ZZ) sex. A comparison of the genomic sequences of platypus, chicken and human showed that sex chromosomes evolved separately in birds and mammals.} }