Transcriptomic analysis of European meat pigeon and Shiqi pigeon with distinct pectoral muscle development patterns during embryonic development
In this study, we investigated the phenotypic differences and the molecular mechanism of pectoral muscle development of European meat pigeon Mimas strain (later called European meat pigeon) and Shiqi pigeon on embryonic day 6 (E6), day 10 (E10), day 14 (E14) and day 1 after birth (P1).