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Introgression of ASIP and TYRP1 Alleles Explains Coat Color Variation in Valais Goats.
The Journal of heredity - 25 Aug 2021
Henkel Jan, Dubacher Alexandra, Bangerter Erika, Herren Ursula, Ammann Philippe, Drögemüller Cord, Flury Christine, Leeb Tosso
Abstract excerpt
The Valais Blackneck goat is a Swiss goat breed with a characteristic coat color phenotype. Before the revision of the breed standard in 1938, 4 different color varieties of Valais goats were known. Besides Blackneck animals resembling the modern breed standard, the brown and white Copperneck goat, the white Capra Sempione, and the greyish Grüenochte comprised the historic Valais goats. The brown pigmentation of...
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