Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

The molecular basis of inheritance of alpaca fibre colour is poorly understood. However, colour dilution genes are anticipated to be causing a major effect on alpaca fibre colour. Candidate genes for dilutions included tyrosinase (tyr) and membrane associated transport protein (matp), both of which...

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Main Authors: Cransberg, R., Munyard, Kylie
Other Authors: Alex Safari
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 2009
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Online Access:http://www.aaabg.org/proceedings18/index.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14864
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description The molecular basis of inheritance of alpaca fibre colour is poorly understood. However, colour dilution genes are anticipated to be causing a major effect on alpaca fibre colour. Candidate genes for dilutions included tyrosinase (tyr) and membrane associated transport protein (matp), both of which have been associated with coat colour dilution in other species. The coding regions of the tyr and matp genes were sequenced in 24 animals with various colour phenotypes. No polymorphism found in the coding region of tyr and matp exons 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 could account for the dilutions in fibre colour observed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-148642022-12-09T05:23:42Z Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Cransberg, R. Munyard, Kylie Alex Safari Bill Pattie Barrie Restall colour TYR MATP tyrosinase alpaca The molecular basis of inheritance of alpaca fibre colour is poorly understood. However, colour dilution genes are anticipated to be causing a major effect on alpaca fibre colour. Candidate genes for dilutions included tyrosinase (tyr) and membrane associated transport protein (matp), both of which have been associated with coat colour dilution in other species. The coding regions of the tyr and matp genes were sequenced in 24 animals with various colour phenotypes. No polymorphism found in the coding region of tyr and matp exons 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 could account for the dilutions in fibre colour observed. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14864 http://www.aaabg.org/proceedings18/index.html Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics fulltext
spellingShingle colour
TYR
MATP
tyrosinase
alpaca
Cransberg, R.
Munyard, Kylie
Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
title Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
title_full Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
title_fullStr Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
title_full_unstemmed Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
title_short Polymorphisms Detected in the Tyrosinase and MATP (SLC45A2) Genes Did Not Explain Coat Colour Dilution in a Sample of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
title_sort polymorphisms detected in the tyrosinase and matp (slc45a2) genes did not explain coat colour dilution in a sample of alpaca (vicugna pacos)
topic colour
TYR
MATP
tyrosinase
alpaca
url http://www.aaabg.org/proceedings18/index.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14864