A missense mutation in the gene for melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor (MC1R) is associated with the chestnut coat color in horses

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 895-899

  Marklund, L ^a   Moller, M Johansson ^a   Sandberg, K ^a   Andersson, L ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INTERMEDIN RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENETICS; HAIR COLOR; HORSE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HAIR COLOR; HORSES; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0030337794     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003359900264     Document Type: Article

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