title: Changes in organ growth pattern associated with long-term selection for high growth rate in quail.
abstract: Data are presented on the pattern of organ growth in embryos from a line of Japanese quail selected for high growth rate and compared with those from a non-selected control line. The data reveal that the increased growth rate post hatching is accompanied by a more rapid early development of the digestive organs. It appears from these results that the "genes for" growth rate are the "genes for" early growth of the digestive organs.
authors.affiliation: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Physiology, Uppsala.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lilja
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003370:Coturnix / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000254:growth & development*; D005796:Genes / Q000502:physiology; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors