An Agouti-Signaling-Protein Mutation is Strongly Associated with Melanism in European Roe Deer (<i>Capreolus capreolus</i>)
Although the European roe deer (<i>Capreolus capreolus</i>) population of North-West Germany has a remarkable number of melanistic specimens between 10% and 25%, the underlying genetic mutation-causing melanism is still unknown. We used a gene targeting approach focusing on <i>MC1R...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Genes |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/6/647 |