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The role of MC1R gene in buffalo coat color.
Science China. Life sciences - 1 Feb 2010
Miao YongWang, Wu GuiSheng, Wang Lei, Li DaLin, Tang ShouKun, Liang JianPing, Mao HuaMing, Luo HuaiRong, Zhang YaPing
Abstract excerpt
Melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) plays a major role in pigmentation in many species. To investigate if the MC1R gene is associated with coat color in water buffalo, the coding region of MC1R gene of 216 buffalo samples was sequenced, which included 49 black river buffalo (Murrah and Nili-Ravi), 136 swamp buffalo (Dehong, Diandongnan, Dechang, Guizhou, and Xilin) with white and gray body, and 31 hybrid offspring of...
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