Coat colours in the Massese sheep breed are associated with mutations in the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) genes

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-17

  Fontanesi, L ^a   Dall'Olio, S ^a   Beretti, F ^a,b   Portolano, B ^b   Russo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ASIP; coat colour; MC1R; mutations; sheep

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650561412     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001382     Document Type: Article

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