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Table 1 The top 10 most abundantly expressed genes (mean ± SEM) presented as counts per million for male; meat (n = 6), cross (n = 6) and layer (n = 6) birds at d 14 post hatch

From: Transcriptional analysis of liver from chickens with fast (meat bird), moderate (F1 layer x meat bird cross) and low (layer bird) growth potential

Gene ID

RefSeqID

Meat bird (n = 6)

Cross (n = 6)

Layer (n = 6)

Regulation ↑↓

AHSG

424,956

4433 ± 288

6103 ± 229

8049 ± 258

↓

FGA

396,307

5402 ± 166

6529 ± 142

7963 ± 332

↓

FGB

373,926

4041 ± 123

4834 ± 105

5976 ± 304

↓

FGG

395,837

3914 ± 99

4594 ± 72

5650 ± 259

↓

NA

NA

1603 ± 83

491 ± 163

7 ± 1

↑

FTH1

395,970

783 ± 20

912 ± 24

1129 ± 49

↓

C4

426,611

431 ± 25

558 ± 35

926 ± 55

↓

ACAA2

426,847

602 ± 32

473 ± 23

349 ± 11

↑

DLAT

419,796

590 ± 15

449 ± 8

327 ± 16

↑

SCCPDH

421,485

579 ± 31

470 ± 14

311 ± 11

↑

  1. ↓ Gene down regulated in meat birds (meat bird < cross < layer)
  2. ↑ Gene up regulated in meat birds (meat bird > cross > layer)