The role of MC1R gene in buffalo coat color

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-272

  Miao, Yong Wang ^a,b   Wu, Gui Sheng ^c   Wang, Lei ^b   Li, Da Lin ^d   Tang, Shou Kun ^e   Liang, Jian Ping ^b   Mao, Hua Ming ^b   Luo, Huai Rong ^c   Zhang, Ya Ping ^a,f  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^d Yunnan Institute of Buffalo Science and Technology   (China)

^e Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station of Luxi city   (China)

^f KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Coat color; MC1R

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HOMOZYGOTE; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BUFFALOES; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HOMOZYGOTE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1;

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 77949305475     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-0026-3     Document Type: Article

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