Albinism in the domestic cat (Felis catus) is associated with a tyrosinase (TYR) mutation

Animal Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-178

  Imes, D L ^a   Geary, L A ^a   Grahn, R A ^a   Lyons, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Albinism; Cat; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ALBINISM; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

ALBINISM; ALLELES; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 33645210498     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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