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MC1R Gene Variants and Their Relationship with Coat Color in South American Camelids.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2023
Melo Rojas Carola, Bravo Matheus P Walter, Zapata Coacalla Celso, Lopez Durand Victor, Melo Anccasi Maximo
Abstract excerpt
In domestic camelids, fleece color is an essential characteristic because it defines the direction of production. Variants were determined in the MC1R gene that showed a relationship with coat color in alpacas and llamas at the level of the coding region. This report sequenced the MC1R gene from 290 alpacas (142 white, 84 black, 50 brown, and 14 light fawn), five brown llamas, nine vicuñas, and three guanacos to...
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