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Genetic Background of the Polish Primitive Horse (Konik) Coat Color Variation-New Insight into Dun Dilution Phenotypic Effect.
The Journal of heredity - 25 Aug 2021
Cieslak Jakub, Brooks Samantha Ann, Wodas Lukasz, Mantaj Weronika, Borowska Alicja, Sliwowska Joanna Helena, Ziarniak Kamil, Mackowski Mariusz
Abstract excerpt
Only the blue dun coat color, produced by the action of the dun allele on the background of a black base coat, is officially permitted in the Polish primitive horse (PPH, Konik) breed, yet the population is not visually homogenous and various coat color shades occur. Herein, the molecular background of PPH coat color was studied based on genotyping of known causative variants in equine coat color-related genes...
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