About the Authors

William K. W. Ho

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Lucy Freem

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Debiao Zhao

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Kevin J. Painter

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Thomas E. Woolley

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mathematics, Cardiff University, Cathays, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Eamonn A. Gaffney

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Michael J. McGrew

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Athanasia Tzika

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Michel C. Milinkovitch

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Pascal Schneider

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Armin Drusko

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation FIAS and Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

Franziska Matthäus

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation FIAS and Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

James D. Glover

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Kirsty L. Wells

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Jeanette A. Johansson

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre and MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Megan G. Davey

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Helen M. Sang

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Michael Clinton

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Denis J. Headon

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

denis.headon@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Affiliation Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology, Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.