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Genetic variation within coat color genes of MC1R and ASIP in Chinese brownish red Tibetan pigs.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Dec 2010
Mao Huirong, Ren Jun, Ding Nengshui, Xiao Shijun, Huang Lusheng
Abstract excerpt
Melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) and agouti signaling protein (ASIP) are two major genes affecting coat color phenotypes in mammals, and inactivation mutations in the MC1R gene are responsible for red coat color in European pig breeds. Conversely, the gain-of-function ASIP mutations block MC1R signaling and lead to the production of red pheomelanin. Chinese Tibetan pigs have three types of coat color phenotypes,...
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