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BbGSD: Black-boned Sheep Genome SNP Database.
Database : the journal of biological databases and curation - 28 Jan 2025
He Chunjuan, Chen Lichang, Cao Juntao, Zhong Yuqing, Gao Zhendong, Deng Weidong, Zhang Jiajin
Abstract excerpt
Lanping black-boned (LPBB) sheep are a unique and rare ruminant species, characterized by black pigmentation in the skin and internal organs. Thus far, LPBB are the only known animal with heritable melanin characteristics besides the black-boned chicken, and the only mammal known to contain a large amount of melanin in the body. LPBB have therefore attracted substantial research attention, due to their potential...
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