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A single point-mutation within the melanophilin gene causes the lavender plumage colour dilution phenotype in the chicken
BACKGROUND: The lavender phenotype in the chicken causes the dilution of both black (eumelanin) and red/brown (phaeomelanin) pigments. Defects in three genes involved in intracellular melanosomal transport, previously described in mammals, give rise to similar diluted pigmentation phenotypes as thos...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2253553/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18197963 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-9-7 |