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Molecular cloning, sequence characteristics, and polymorphism analyses of the tyrosinase-related protein 2 / DOPAchrome tautomerase gene of black-boned sheep (Ovis aries).
Genome - 1 Dec 2009
Deng Weidong, Tan Yuwen, Wang Xinyu, Xi Dongmei, He Yiduo, Yang Shuli, Mao Huaming, Gao Shizheng
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosinase-related protein 2 (TYRP2) plays a pivotal role in the biosynthesis of eumelanin. Black-boned sheep have excessive melanin and eumelanin, resulting in dark (black) muscles and organs. This study was designed to investigate the effects of variants of the TYRP2 gene on black traits and coat colour of black-boned sheep. Melanin traits were measured in three populations of sheep (Nanping black-boned,...
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