MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of small non-protein-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression in plants and animals. Skin colour is an important economic consideration in chicken production,
Four lines with the following phenotypes were selected for this study from the chromosome segment substitution line (CSSL) library based on Suinong14 (SN14) and ZYD00006 (wild soybean): high protein h
miRNAs up- or down-regulated by 40% or more relative to controls (Experiment 1). Those showing similar extent and direction of change in two or more groups are bolded. P-value refers to statistical si