Variations in the coding region of the agouti signaling protein gene do not explain agouti/non-agouti phenotypes in macaques

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-214

  Nakayama, Kazuhiro ^a,c   Shotake, Takayoshi ^b   Takeneka, Osamu ^b   Ishida, Takafumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agouti; ASIP; Coat color; Macaques; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI; MACACA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MAMMALIA; MUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77954456516     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-010-9137-7     Document Type: Article

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