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PMEL p.L18del associates with beef quality of Kumamoto sub-breed of Japanese Brown cattle.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Jan 2000
Yamashita Taito, Hatakeyama Toko, Hashimoto Syun, Inenaga Toshiaki, Kashimura Atsushi, Matsumoto Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
Japanese Brown cattle is the second most popular breed among Wagyu breeds and raised mainly in Kumamoto and Kochi Prefectures. Typical coat color of the Kumamoto sub-breed is solid brown, but individuals with diluted coat color are sometimes born. We previously detected four SNPs in PMEL gene and identified p.L18del as the causative polymorphism of this diluted phenotype. The current study examined the...
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