Allele frequencies of the extension locus encoding the melanocortin-1 receptor in Japanese and Korean cattle

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-132

  Sasazaki, Shinji ^a   Usui, Munehiro ^a   Mannen, Hideyuki ^a   Hiura, Chihiro ^b   Tsuji, Soichi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kochi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coat color; Japanese Black; Japanese Brown; Korean cattle; MC1R

Indexed keywords

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EID: 20444425711     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2005.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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