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Poultry skeletal muscle, a system of significant agricultural and biological importance, demonstrates this challenge. While transcriptomic studies have cataloged extensive RNA expression dynamics during muscle development and in growth-related myopathies like wooden breast, establishing causative roles for these molecules is lacking. This review synthesizes how advanced genetic tools are now enabling a shift from correlation to causation in avian muscle biology. We detail how viral vectors (e.g., adenovirus, lentivirus, and RCAS) and CRISPR\/Cas9 systems have provided direct in vivo validation of the functional roles of specific mRNAs, miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs in regulating myogenesis, hypertrophy, and atrophy. We contrast this success in fundamental biology with the study of myopathies, which remains largely descriptive. Here, a wealth of transcriptomic data has identified dysregulated pathways, including ECM remodeling, metabolism, and inflammation, but functional validation for most candidates is absent. We argue that the critical next step is to apply this established functional genomics toolkit to disease models. 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