The coiled-coil domain-containing (CCDC) proteins have been implicated in a variety of
physiological and pathological processes. Their functional roles vary from their interaction …

Despite receiving significant recent attention, the relevance of structural variation (SV) in
driving phenotypic diversity remains understudied, although recent advances in long‐read …

Background The genetic causes for most male infertility due to severe asthenozoospermia
remain unclear. Objective Our objective was to identify unknown genetic factors in 47 …

Simple Summary The search for genomic regions of putative selective signaling is
instrumental in obtaining information about selection history in various species and …

The application of transcriptomics to the study of the reproductive tract in male turkeys can
significantly increase our current knowledge regarding the specifics of bird reproduction. To …

Chromosomal inversions are structural rearrangements that frequently provide genomic
substrate for phenotypic diversity. In the ruff Philomachus pugnax, three distinct male …

Sperm motility is one of the most important indicators to evaluate poultry fertility. In order to
explore key molecular regulation roles related to sperm motility, we employed testicular RNA …

The Huiyang beard chicken is a well-known Chinese local breed known for its elongated
feathers gathered from both sides of the face (muffs) and below the beak (beard), as well as …

The comb of the male is an important secondary sexual characteristic. Although quantitative
trait loci (QTLs) related to comb size have been identified, molecular mechanisms …

Comparison of genomic footprints in chicken breeds with different selection history is a
powerful tool in elucidating genomic regions that have been targeted by recent and more …