A missense mutation in the agouti signaling protein gene (ASIP) is associated with the no light points coat phenotype in donkeys

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Abitbol, Marie ^a,b   Legrand, Romain ^a,b   Tiret, Laurent ^a,b  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; SIGNALING;

AGOUTI; ANIMALIA; EQUUS ASINUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

AGOUTI PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; EQUIDAE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE;

AGOUTI SIGNALING PROTEIN; ANIMALS; EQUIDAE; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84926432020     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12711-015-0112-x     Document Type: Article

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