A frameshift mutation in the melanophilin gene causes the dilute coat colour in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) breeds

Animal Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 248-255

  Fontanesi, L ^a   Scotti, E ^a   Allain, D ^b   Dall'Olio, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Blue Vienna; breed; Checkered Giant; dilute locus; dilution; pigmentation; polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

SIGNAL TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLUE VIENNA; BREED; CHECKERED GIANT; DILUTE LOCUS; DILUTION; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAIR; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; POLYMORPHISM; RABBIT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BLUE VIENNA; BREED; CHECKERED GIANT; DILUTE LOCUS; DILUTION; PIGMENTATION; POLYMORPHISM;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HAIR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PIGMENTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RABBITS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

EID: 84897626274     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/age.12104     Document Type: Article

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