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Non-synonymous SNPs in MC1R gene are associated with the extended black variant in domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos).
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2013
Yu Wenhua, Wang Cui, Xin Qingwu, Li Shijun, Feng Yanping, Peng Xiuli, Gong Yanzhang
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we performed a sequence characterization of the duck melanocortin 1 receptor (alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor) (MC1R) gene to analyze the relationship between MC1R polymorphism and the extended black variant in domestic ducks based on the extended black (E) and non-extended black (e(+) ) allele hypothesis of the duck MC1R gene. Both c.52G>A and c.376G>A substitutions are highly...
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