Heritability of ocular component dimensions in chickens: genetic variants controlling susceptibility to experimentally induced myopia and pretreatment eye size are distinct.

Chen, Yen-Po

Heritability of ocular component dimensions in chickens: genetic variants controlling susceptibility to experimentally induced myopia and pretreatment eye size are distinct. [electronic resource] - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Jun 2011 - 4012-20 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1552-5783

10.1167/iovs.10-7045 doi


Animal Husbandry
Animals
Animals, Newborn--growth & development
Axial Length, Eye--anatomy & histology
Chickens
Cornea--anatomy & histology
Eye--anatomy & histology
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Variation
Male
Myopia--genetics
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Selection, Genetic
Sensory Deprivation--physiology
Vision, Monocular
Vitreous Body--anatomy & histology