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Linkage and segregation analysis of black and brindle coat color in domestic dogs.
Genetics - 1 Jul 2007
Kerns Julie A, Cargill Edward J, Clark Leigh Anne, Candille Sophie I, Berryere Tom G, Olivier Michael, Lust George, Todhunter Rory J, Schmutz Sheila M, Murphy Keith E, Barsh Gregory S
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of pigment type switching have provided basic insight into melanocortin physiology and evolutionary adaptation. In all vertebrates that have been studied to date, two key genes, Agouti and Melanocortin 1 receptor (Mc1r), encode a ligand-receptor system that controls the switch between synthesis of red-yellow pheomelanin vs. black-brown eumelanin. However, in domestic dogs, historical studies based on...
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