The variant red coat colour phenotype of Holstein cattle maps to BTA27

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-112

  Dreger, D L ^a   Schmutz, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASIP; ATRN; Coat colour; Color; DEFB103; MC1R; MTNR1A; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PEDIGREE; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

AGOUTI; BOS;

EID: 73849086569     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01969.x     Document Type: Article

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