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Melanocortin 1-receptor (MC1R) mutations are associated with plumage colour in chicken.

Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2003

Kerje S, Lind J, Schütz K, Jensen P, Andersson L

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The co-segregation of plumage colour and sequence polymorphism in the melanocortin 1-receptor gene (MC1R) was investigated using an intercross between the red junglefowl and White Leghorn chickens. The results provided compelling evidence that the Extended black (E) locus controlling plumage colour is equivalent to MC1R. E/MC1R was assigned to chromosome 11 with overwhelming statistical support. Sequence analysis...

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PMID: 12873211
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2003.00991.x

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