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The mutation causing the black-and-tan pigmentation phenotype of Mangalitza pigs maps to the porcine ASIP locus but does not affect its coding sequence.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jan 2006
Drögemüller Cord, Giese Alexander, Martins-Wess Flávia, Wiedemann Sabine, Andersson Leif, Brenig Bertram, Fries Ruedi, Leeb Tosso
Abstract excerpt
The gene for agouti signaling protein (ASIP) is centrally involved in the expression of coat color traits in animals. The Mangalitza pig breed is characterized by a black-and-tan phenotype with black dorsal pigmentation and yellow or white ventral pigmentation. We investigated a Mangalitza x Piétrain cross and observed a coat color segregation pattern in the F2 generation that can be explained by virtue of two...
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