Cryptic Patterning of Avian Skin Confers a Developmental Facility for Loss of Neck Feathering

Chunyan Mou; Frederique Pitel; David Gourichon; Florence Vignoles; Athanasia Tzika; Patricia Tato; Le Yu; Dave W. Burt; Bertrand Bed'hom; Michele Tixier-Boichard; Kevin J. Painter; Denis J. Headon

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001028

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Cryptic Patterning of Avian Skin Confers a Developmental Facility for Loss of Neck Feathering

Chunyan Mou,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Frederique Pitel,

Affiliation UMR INRA/ENVT Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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David Gourichon,

Affiliation INRA, UE1295 PEAT, Nouzilly, France
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Florence Vignoles,

Affiliation UMR INRA/ENVT Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Athanasia Tzika,

Affiliation Laboratory of Natural and Artificial Evolution, Department of Zoology and Animal Biology, Sciences III, Geneva, Switzerland
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Patricia Tato,

Affiliation Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Le Yu,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Dave W. Burt,

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Bertrand Bed'hom,

Affiliation INRA, AgroParisTech, UMR1313 GABI, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Michele Tixier-Boichard,

Affiliation INRA, AgroParisTech, UMR1313 GABI, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Kevin J. Painter,

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Denis J. Headon

* E-mail: denis.headon@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Cryptic Patterning of Avian Skin Confers a Developmental Facility for Loss of Neck Feathering

Chunyan Mou,
Frederique Pitel,
David Gourichon,
Florence Vignoles,
Athanasia Tzika,
Patricia Tato,
Le Yu,
Dave W. Burt,
Bertrand Bed'hom,
Michele Tixier-Boichard

Published: March 15, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001028

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