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- Title
A deletion in the MC1R gene alters coat color in Guzerat cattle.
- Authors
Santana, Carolaine Jesus Silva; Alves, Jackeline Santos; Pinto, Luís Fernando Batista; Costa, Raphael Bermal; de Camargo, Gregório Miguel Ferreira
- Abstract
Hair coat is one of the traits most widely used for breed qualification and its phenotypic variations are essential for the identification of cattle breeds.1 Coat color is also associated with adaptive traits of thermoregulation.2 The protein synthesized by the I MC1R i gene plays an important role in the regulation of the type of melanin produced.3 Polymorphisms in these genes are associated with variations in coat color and the trait is almost exclusively determined genetically.4 Indicine Guzerat cattle are a dual-purpose breed (meat and milk)5 and a gray coat is one of their breed qualifications. The biological knowledge provided by the report highlights the importance of the gene for coat color and should encourage future studies investigating similar variations using this gene as a candidate gene.
- Subjects
ANIMAL coloration; DELETION mutation; CATTLE; CATTLE breeds; MELANINS; AMINO acid sequence
- Publication
Animal Genetics, 2021, Vol 52, Issue 6, p896
- ISSN
0268-9146
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/age.13143