Interaction of MC1R and PMEL alleles on solid coat colors in Highland cattle

Animal Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-13

  Schmutz, Sheila M ^a   Dreger, Dayna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

brindle; Charolais; dun; Highland cattle; pigmentation; PMEL17; SILV; silver dun

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELANOCYTE PROTEIN PMEL 17; MESSENGER RNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAIR; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GP100 MELANOMA ANTIGEN; HAIR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PIGMENTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84872065456     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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