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Assessing Species-specific Contributions To Craniofacial Development Using Quail-duck Chimeras
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The molecular basis underlying the differential development of immune organs between Huaifu and Cherry Valley ducks
Zhiyu He1,2, Shuai Xin1,2, Yunyi Chen1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
BMC Genomics
|February 27, 2026
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