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Identification of mutant gene for Black crystal coat and non-allelic gene interactions in Neogale vison.
Scientific reports - 21 Jun 2022
Manakhov Andrey D, Mintseva Maria Yu, Uralsky Lev I, Andreeva Tatiana V, Trapezov Oleg V, Rogaev Evgeny I
Abstract excerpt
Sable (Martes zibellina) and American mink (Neogale vison) are valuable species characterized by a variety of coat colour produced on fur farms. Black crystal fur phenotype is Mendelian codominant trait: heterozygous animals (Cr/ +) have white guard hairs scattered predominantly on the spine and the head, while homozygous (Cr/Cr) minks have coats resembling the Himalayan (ch/ch) or white Hedlund (h/h) types. It...
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