A composite six bp in-frame deletion in the melanocortin 1 receptor (<it>MC1R</it>) gene is associated with the Japanese brindling coat colour in rabbits (<it>Oryctolagus cuniculus</it>)

A composite six bp in-frame deletion in the melanocortin 1 receptor (<it>MC1R</it>) gene is associated with the Japanese brindling coat colour in rabbits (<it>Oryctolagus cuniculus</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the domestic rabbit (<it>Oryctolagus cuniculus</it>), classical genetic studies have identified five alleles at the <it>Extension </it>locus: <it>E</it><sup><it>D </it></sup...

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Main Authors: Russo Vincenzo, Deretz Séverine, Dall'Olio Stefania, Forestier Lionel, Beretti Francesca, Colombo Michela, Scotti Emilio, Fontanesi Luca, Allain Daniel, Oulmouden Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/59

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