Table 1.
Current reports on genome-wide analysis of copy number variation (CNV) in chickens.
| Author [ref] | Method | No. of Birds | Breed or Line * | No. of CNVRs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin et al. 2008 [7] | aCGH | 3 | Red jungle fowl (1), Leghorn (1), broiler (1) | 12 |
| Skinner et al. 2009 [24] | aCGH | 1 | Red jungle fowl | 32 |
| Volker et al. 2010 [25] | aCGH | 1 | Red jungle fowl | 32 |
| Wang et al. 2010 [26] | aCGH | 10 | Cornish rock (4), Rhode island red (4), Leghorn (2) | 96 |
| Jia et al. 2012 [23] | SNP chip | 746 | White leghorn, dwarf | 315 |
| Wang et al. 2012 [27] | aCGH | 18 | Broiler (6), Leghorn (6), Chinese local breed (6) | 327 |
| Luo et al. 2013 [28] | aCGH | 6 | 62 (2), 73 (2) and cross hybrid (2) | 32 |
| Fan et al. 2013 [29] | Sequencing | 2 | Silkie (1), local breed (1) | 8,839 |
| Crooijmans et al. 2013 [30] | aCGH | 64 | Leghorn, broiler (15 lines in total) | 1,556 |
* Values in parentheses are numbers of birds from the breed or line.