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A missense mutation in the gene for melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor (MC1R) is associated with the chestnut coat color in horses.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Dec 1996
Marklund L, Moller M J, Sandberg K, Andersson L
Abstract excerpt
The melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor gene (MC1R) is the major candidate gene for the chestnut coat color in horses since it is assumed to be controlled by an allele at the extension locus. MC1R sequences were PCR amplified from chestnut (e/e) and non-chestnut (E/-) horses. A single-strand...
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