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Convergent Evolution of Slick Coat in Cattle through Truncation Mutations in the Prolactin Receptor
Evolutionary adaptations are occasionally convergent solutions to the same problem. A mutation contributing to a heat tolerance adaptation in Senepol cattle, a New World breed of mostly European descent, results in the distinct phenotype known as slick, where an animal has shorter hair and lower fol...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5829098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29527221 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2018.00057 |