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The "silver" Japanese quail and the MITF gene: causal mutation, associated traits and homology with the "blue" chicken plumage.

BMC genetics - 25 Feb 2010

Minvielle Francis, Bed'hom Bertrand, Coville Jean-Luc, Ito Shin'ichi, Inoue-Murayama Miho, Gourichon David

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BACKGROUND: The MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor) gene has been investigated in mice and various vertebrates but its variations and associated effects have not yet been explored much in birds. The present study describes the causal mutation B at the MITF gene responsible for the "silver" plumage colour in the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), and its associated effects on growth and body...

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PMID: 20184729
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-15
PMCID: PMC2841575

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