Differences in the expression of the ASIP gene are involved in the recessive black coat colour pattern in sheep: Evidence from the rare Xalda sheep breed

Animal Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-293

  Royo, L J ^a   Alvarez I ^a   Arranz, J J ^b   Fernandez I ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Perez Pardal L ^a   Goyache, F ^a  

^a Área de Sistemas de Producción Animal   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agouti; Coat colour; Recessive black; RT PCR; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

AGOUTI PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOMINANT GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HAIR COLOR; RECESSIVE GENE; SHEEP;

AGOUTI SIGNALING PROTEIN; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, DOMINANT; GENES, RECESSIVE; HAIR COLOR; SEQUENCE DELETION; SHEEP;

EID: 44049099086     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01712.x     Document Type: Article

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