Coat colours in the Massese sheep breed are associated with mutations in the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) genes
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Coat colours in the Massese sheep breed are associated with mutations in the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) genes.
Massese is an Italian dairy sheep breed characterized by animals with black skin and horns and black or apparent grey hairs. Owing to the presence of these two coat colour types, this breed can be considered an interesting model to evaluate the effects of coat colour gene polymorphisms on this phenotypic trait. Two main loci have been already shown to affect coat colour in sheep: Agouti and Ext...
متن کاملMelanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) mutations and coat color in pigs.
The melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) plays a central role in regulation of eumelanin (black/brown) and phaeomelanin (red/yellow) synthesis within the mammalian melanocyte and is encoded by the classical Extension (E) coat color locus. Sequence analysis of MC1R from seven porcine breeds revealed a total of four allelic variants corresponding to five different E alleles. The European wild boar poss...
متن کاملsequence characterization of promoter region at the melanocortin-1 receptor (mc1r) gene in karakul sheep breed
the melanocortin-1 receptor mc1r is encoded by the extension locus, playing a fundamental role in the determination of coat color in a number of mammalian species. however, so far there has been no report regarding the single nucleotide polymorphisms (snps) of the mc1r promoter region and the potential association of its snps with coat color in sheep (ovis aries). throughout the present study, ...
متن کاملA melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene polymorphism is useful for authentication of Massese sheep dairy products.
Massese is an Italian sheep breed, with black or grey coat colour, mainly reared in the Tuscany and Emilia Romagna regions. Recently, the emerging interests in this breed have resulted in the production of Pecorino cheese obtained with only Massese milk. In order to be profitable, this marketing link between Massese breed and its products should be defended against fraudsters who could include ...
متن کاملGenetics of Coat Color I: The Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R)
ISSN: 1937-9056 Copyright © 2008 Answers in Genesis. All rights reserved. Consent is given to unlimited copying, downloading, quoting from, and distribution of this article for non-commercial, non-sale purposes only, provided the following conditions are met: the author of the article is clearly identified; Answers in Genesis is acknowledged as the copyright owner; Answers Research Journal and ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Animal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1751-7311
DOI: 10.1017/s1751731110001382