Genome Analysis of Sable Fur Color Links a Lightened Pigmentation Phenotype to a Frameshift Variant in the Tyrosinase-Related Protein 1 Gene

Sable (<i>Martes zibellina</i>) is one of the most valuable species of fur animals. Wild-type sable fur color varies from sandy-yellow to black. Farm breeding and 90 years of directional selection have resulted in a generation of several sable breeds with a completely black coat color. I...

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Main Authors: Andrey D. Manakhov, Maria Y. Mintseva, Tatiana V. Andreeva, Pavel A. Filimonov, Alexey A. Onokhov, Irina E. Chernova, Sergey N. Kashtanov, Evgeny I. Rogaev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/2/157