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PMEL p.Leu18del dilutes coat color of Kumamoto sub-breed of Japanese Brown cattle.
BMC genomics - 7 Oct 2022
Kimura Satoshi, Hatakeyama Touko, Koutaka Takashi, Kubo Kazuhiro, Morita Satoru, Eguchi Keiko, Saitoh Kohji, Yamauchi Kenji, Imai Saki, Kashimura Atsushi, Inenaga Toshiaki, Matsumoto Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coat color is important for registration and maintenance of livestock. Standard coat color of Kumamoto sub-breed of Japanese Brown cattle is solid brown, but individuals with diluted coat color have been observed recently. In this study, we attempted to identify polymorphism(s) responsible for coat color dilution by whole genome analysis. RESULTS: One of the diluted cattle possessed 7302 exonic...
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