Identification of QTL for UV-Protective Eye Area Pigmentation in Cattle by Progeny Phenotyping and Genome-Wide Association Analysis

Pigmentation patterns allow for the differentiation of cattle breeds. A dominantly inherited white head is characteristic for animals of the Fleckvieh (FV) breed. However, a minority of the FV animals exhibits peculiar pigmentation surrounding the eyes (ambilateral circumocular pigmentation, ACOP)....

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Autores principales: Pausch, Hubert, Wang, Xiaolong, Jung, Simone, Krogmeier, Dieter, Edel, Christian, Emmerling, Reiner, Götz, Kay-Uwe, Fries, Ruedi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036346

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036346

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