Wednesday, December 2, 2009

UDSA funds turkey genome sequencing project

Reports say USDA has awarded Virginia Tech and the University of Minnesota a $908,280 grant for a turkey genome sequencing project.
The two-year funding will be used to complete the genome sequencing of the domesticated turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. The project will identify genes and functions, and also help establish a bioinformatics and comparative genome resource for both chicken and turkey.

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