Table 3.

Known genes associated with a stripe pattern of RIR chicks in GWAS.

Association Genes	Position (bp)	Full Name	Biological Functions
KITLG	GGA1 43015486–43066975	KIT ligand	Melanoblasts/melanocytes proliferation, differentiation, migration, colonization, melanin production, gametogenesis, and hematopoiesis [32,33,34,35,36,37].
TMTC3	GGA1 42888363–42945679	Transmembrane and tetratricopeptide repeat containing 3	Cellular adherence, cell migration, and embryogenesis [45,46].
TSPAN19	GGA1 41773256–41785441	Tetraspanin 19	Plasma inhibin B levels [47].
ALX1	GGA1 41898277–41919541	ALX homeobox 1	Effect craniofacial development and related to beak shape in Darwin’s finches [48].
RASSF9	GGA1 42160804–42190042	Ras association domain family member 9	Regulating tumor proliferation and maintainepidermal homeostasis [49,50,51].
NTS	GGA1 42207171–42220099	Neurotensin	Regulatory of the central nervous system and digestive system, and promoting tumor metastasis, etc. [52].
MGAT4C	GGA1 42251047–42358204	MGAT4 family member C	Related to animal growth traits [53,54].
C12orf50	GGA1 42813465–42822840	C12orf50 homolog	Unclear
C12orf29	GGA1 42829927–42836694	C12orf29 homolog	Skeletal biology [55].