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[Effect study of white locus (I) on coat color inheritance in Chinese native pig breeds].
Yi chuan xue bao = Acta genetica Sinica - 1 Mar 2005
Shi Ke-Rong, Wang Ai-Guo, Li Ning, Deng Xue-Mei
Abstract excerpt
The classical White (I) locus is one of the important pig coat color hereditable loci,which is homologous to KIT gene. In this study,PCR-RFLP and PCR-SSCP analysis were commanded on the Intron 17 and 18 nucleotide sequences of KIT gene. The tested results showed that the substitution mutation (G-->A) of Intron 17 was found in white pigs, including Wuzhishan pigs (white), Landrace and Large White,and its genotype...
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