Additional file 1: of Comparative transcriptome analysis provides clues to molecular mechanisms underlying blue-green eggshell color in the Jinding duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

A whole list of genes, of which expression has been successfully compared between all pairs of 4 duck groups. BSD1 & 2 represent blue-shelled duck group 1 & 2, and WSD1 & 2 indicate white-shelled duck group 1 & 2. Expression levels of genes in each group were presented as FPKM values which were calculated by Cuffdiff using three biological replicates per group. Changes of abundance between all pairs of 4 groups were tested using one-side t-test. A q value of less than 0.05 indicated that a change of abundance was significantly different between two groups. (XLSX 6970Â kb)