Frameshift Variant in MFSD12 Explains the Mushroom Coat Color Dilution in Shetland Ponies

Frameshift Variant in MFSD12 Explains the Mushroom Coat Color Dilution in Shetland Ponies

Mushroom is a unique coat color phenotype in Shetland Ponies characterized by the dilution of the chestnut coat color to a sepia tone and is hypothesized to be a recessive trait. A genome wide association study (GWAS), utilizing the Affymetrix 670K array (MNEc670k) and a single locus mixed linear mo...

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Main Authors: Jocelyn Tanaka, Tosso Leeb, James Rushton, Thomas R. Famula, Maura Mack, Vidhya Jagannathan, Christine Flury, Iris Bachmann, John Eberth, Sue M. McDonnell, Maria Cecilia T. Penedo, Rebecca R. Bellone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
<i>equus caballus</i>
coat color
pigmentation
<i>mfsd12</i>
dilution
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/10/826

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