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A possible involvement of melanocortin 1-receptor in regulating feather color pigmentation in the chicken.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 14 Aug 1996
Takeuchi S, Suzuki H, Yabuuchi M, Takahashi S
Abstract excerpt
The Extended black (E) locus on chromosome 1 acts within the melanocyte to regulate feather color pigmentation in the chicken. Several alleles exhibiting different pigmentation have been described and their phenotypes are similar to those of the murine extension locus which encodes melanocortin 1...
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