Molecular variation in pigmentation genes contributing to coat colour in native Korean Hanwoo cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 550-553

  Mohanty, T R ^a   Seo, K S ^b   Park, K M ^a   Choi, T J ^b   Choe, H S ^a   Baik, D H ^a   Hwang, I H ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coat colour; Eumelanin; MC1R; Melanin; Restriction enzyme analysis; TYRP1

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN; TYROSINASE-RELATED PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EXON; GENETICS; HAIR; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EXONS; HAIR; MELANINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PIGMENTATION; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1;

AGOUTI; BOS;

EID: 52449109956     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01746.x     Document Type: Article

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