Variations in BCO2 Coding Sequence Causing a Difference in Carotenoid Concentration in the Skin of Chinese Indigenous Chicken
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DOI: 10.3390/genes14030671
Abstract: Simple Summary The deposition of carotenoids in chicken skin makes the skin color turn from white into yellow. The enzyme β-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) plays a key role during the degradation process of carotenoids in… read more here.
Keywords: skin; carotenoids chicken; skin color; concentration ... See more keywords