Essays about: "Dometrication"

Found 1 essay containing the word Dometrication.

  1. 1. Effects of a mutation on the TSHR gene on social and fear related behaviours in chickens.

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Johanna Axling; [2011]
    Keywords : Dometrication; Thyroid hormone; Chicken; Fearful behaviour; Dominant behaviour; Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor TSHR .;

    Abstract : It has been shown that thyroid hormones are important in development and growth in birds and further that thyrotropin (TSH) signaling regulated photoinduced seasonal reproduction. In addition to controlling the development of certain physiological traits, TSH can affect a wide range of phenotypes related to domestication such as behaviour, growth rate, more frequent reproductive cycle’s, pigmentation and also behaviour. READ MORE