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Molecular genetics of coat colour variations in White Galloway and White Park cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Brenig B, Beck J, Floren C, Bornemann-Kolatzki K, Wiedemann I, Hennecke S, Swalve H, Schütz E
Abstract excerpt
White Galloway cattle exhibit three different white coat colour phenotypes, that is, well marked, strongly marked and mismarked. However, mating of individuals with the preferred well or strongly marked phenotype also results in offspring with the undesired mismarked and/or even fully black coat colour. To elucidate the genetic background of the coat colour variations in White Galloway cattle, we analysed four...
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