Table 2 Range of sample sizes used in this research.

From: A heterophil/lymphocyte-selected population reveals the phosphatase PTPRJ is associated with immune defense in chickens

Experiment

Breeds

Group

Number

ST infection

SPF White leghorn

low H/L

28

high H/L

19

JXH chicken

low H/L

72

high H/L

70

JXH chicken

low H/L

40

middle H/L

45

high H/L

45

10th generation

selected

35

non-selected

60

10th generation

selected

116

non-selected

30

12th generation

selected

90

non-selected

90

MassARRAY

JLH chickens

\

384

Whole-genome resequencing

5th generation

selected

43

9th generation

selected

92

non-selected line

non-selected

92

F2 population

\

141

Transcriptome sequencing

liver, spleen, cecum and cecal tonsils (JXH chicken)

selected

8

non-selected

8

Heterophils (F2 population)

low H/L

3

high H/L

3

Heterophils (12th population)

low H/L

8

high H/L

8

Dual-luciferase reporter assays

DF1

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4 replicates per vector