qRT-PCR of 8 transcripts for validating the DGE results.

Abstract

<p>The horizontal axis identifies the 8 transcripts examined by qRT-PCR; the vertical axis shows the relative gene expression level in deformed (individuals 1 and 2) versus normal (individuals 3, 4, 5, and 6) beak tissues. The 4 pairs of individuals were all full sibs. The first bar shows the value obtained from DEG using 1 and 6. <i>NPM3</i>  =  nucleophosmin/nucleoplasmin 3; <i>LPL</i>  =  lipoprotein lipase; <i>BMP4</i>  =  bone morphogenetic protein 4; <i>SGOL1</i>  =  shugoshin-like 1; <i>KRT19</i>  =  Keratin 19; <i>sKer</i>  =  similar to Scale keratin; <i>MMP7</i>  =  matrix metalloproteinase 7; <i>MUC</i>  =  mucin protein.</p