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Genetic variations associated with six-white-point coat pigmentation in Diannan small-ear pigs.
Scientific reports - 8 Jun 2016
Lü Meng-Die, Han Xu-Man, Ma Yun-Fei, Irwin David M, Gao Yun, Deng Jia-Kun, Adeola Adeniyi C, Xie Hai-Bing, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
A common phenotypic difference among domestic animals is variation in coat color. Six-white-point is a pigmentation pattern observed in varying pig breeds, which seems to have evolved through several different mechanistic pathways. Herein, we re-sequenced whole genomes of 31 Diannan small-ear pigs from China and found that the six-white-point coat color in Diannan small-ear pigs is likely regulated by polygenic...
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