MCIR Studies in Dogs with Melanistic Mask or Brindle Patterns

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-73

  Schmutz, Sheila M ^a   Berryere, T G ^a   Ellinwood, N M ^c   Kerns, J A ^b   Barsh, G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; VALINE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

AGOUTI GENE; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BREED DIFFERENCE; BRINDLE PATTERN; CHLOASMA; COAT COLOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; INHERITANCE; MC1R GENE; MELANISTIC MASK; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STOP CODON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PIGMENTATION;

AGOUTI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CODON, NONSENSE; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PIGMENTATION; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1;

EID: 0346217088     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esg014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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