Article
Association between MC1R gene and coat color segregation in Shanxia long black pig and Lulai black pig.
BMC genomic data - 30 Nov 2023
Zheng Hao, Xiong San-Ya, Xiao Shi-Jun, Zhang Ze-Kai, Tu Jin-Min, Cui Deng-Shuai, Yu Nai-Biao, Huang Zhi-Yong, Li Long-Yun, Guo Yuan-Mei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coat color, as a distinct phenotypic characteristic of pigs, is often subject to preference and selection, such as in the breeding process of new breed. Shanxia long black pig was derived from an intercross between Berkshire boars and Licha black pig sows, and it was bred as a paternal strain with high-quality meat and black coat color. Although the coat color was black in the F1 generation of the...
Topics
- Humans
- Swine
- Animals
- Male
- Female
- Phenotype
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1
- Genotype
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Mutation