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Nucleotide diversity of the melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) in the gayal (Bos frontalis).
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2012
Xi Dongmei, Liu Qing, Huo Yinqiang, Sun Yongke, Leng Jing, Gou Xiao, Mao Huaming, Deng Weidong
Abstract excerpt
The melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) plays a crucial role in determining coat colour of mammals. To investigate the relationship of polymorphism of the MC1R with coat colour in gayal, the coding sequence (CDS), and the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions (UTR) of the MC1R were sequenced from 63 samples from the gayal and compared with the sequences of the MC1R from other ruminant species. A sequence of 1,136 bp...
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