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Mutations in MITF and PAX3 Cause “Splashed White” and Other White Spotting Phenotypes in Horses
During fetal development neural-crest-derived melanoblasts migrate across the entire body surface and differentiate into melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells. Alterations in this precisely regulated process can lead to white spotting patterns. White spotting patterns in horses are a complex trai...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325211/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22511888 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002653 |