Two SNPs in the SILV gene are associated with silver coat colour in ponies

Animal Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Reissmann, M ^a   Bierwolf, J ^a   Brockmann, G A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coat colour; Horse; SILV

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENETICS; HAIR COLOR; HAPLOTYPE; HORSE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; EXONS; HAIR COLOR; HAPLOTYPES; HORSES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EQUIDAE; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 33846566400     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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