Characterization of OCA2 cDNA in different porcine breeds and analysis of its potential effect on skin pigmentation in a red Iberian strain

Animal Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-170

  Fernandez A ^a,b   Silio L ^a   Rodriguez C ^a   Ovilo C ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coat colour; Iberian pig; OCA2 gene; Skin pigmentation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BREEDING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645236759     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2005.01393.x     Document Type: Article

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