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Fig. 5

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

Fig. 5

Expression profiles of candidate genes involved in ion transport and cholesterol biosynthesis. The heat map shows expression profiles of candidate genes involved in ion transport, ATP metabolism and cholesterol biosynthesis among 4 duck groups. Each row represents the expression values of one candidate gene; each column represents a biological replicate. Candidate genes were ordered manually according to functional annotations which were shown at the left side of the heat map. More detailed functional annotations were given in Additional file 3. The expression levels of genes were presented as FPKM values. The Z-score scaled FPKM values for each candidate gene were used for plotting. The yellow represents high abundance, and the red means a low expression level. WSD = white-shelled duck, BSD = blue-shelled duck. WSD1_1, WSD1_2, and WSD1_3 represent three biological replicates from WSD group 1. Accordingly, WSD2_1–3, BSD1_1–3, and BSD2_1–3 indicate three biological replicates from the other three groups

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