Haplotype variability in the bovine MITF gene and association with piebaldism in Holstein and Simmental cattle breeds

Animal Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-256

  Fontanesi, L ^a   Scotti, E ^a   Russo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cattle breeds; coat colour; haplotypes; microphthalmia associated transcription factor; piebaldism; single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HAPLOTYPE; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HAPLOTYPES; ITALY; MALE; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84859784114     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02242.x     Document Type: Article

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