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Table 2 A partial list of candidate genes in or near the 42 high-confidence selection regions detected in multiple purebred lines of broiler chickens

From: Detection of genomic signatures of recent selection in commercial broiler chickens

Gene name

Gene symbol

Function or association

Thyroid hormone receptor beta

cTR

Growth, development and homeostasis

Sex Determining Region Y-Box 6

SOX6

Development of chondrocytes and skeletal muscle

Actin, alpha, cardiac muscle 1

ACTC1

Muscle development

Syntaxin binding protein 6

STXBP6

Bone allocation and fecundity traits

Myosin heavy chain 13

MYH13

Skeletal muscle development

Calpastatin

CAST*

Growth and meat quality

  1. Note: *this gene is located close to a candidate selection region detected in a gene desert area on GGAZ. Information about chromosomal locations of the 42 candidate selection regions and the full list of candidate genes in or near these regions can be found in Additional file 4: Table S4