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Agouti-Signaling Protein and Melanocortin-1-Receptor Mutations Associated with Coat Color Phenotypes in Fallow Deer (Dama dama).
Genes - 11 Aug 2024
Reissmann Monika, Ullrich Evelin, Bergfeld Uwe, Ludwig Arne
Abstract excerpt
Four dominant coat color phenotypes are found in fallow deer (Dama dama). Brown is the most common. Black, menil, and white occur with varying frequencies. In order to gain insights into the molecular genetic background of these phenotypes, 998 fallow animals (772 brown, 62 black, 126 menil, and 38 white) were examined for mutations in the ASIP, MC1R, TYR, and SLC45A2 genes. In ASIP, two mutations (ASIP-M-E2,...
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