Rejection of MITF and MGF as the genes responsible for appaloosa coat colour patterns in horses

Linked markers exclude KIT as the gene r

Linked markers exclude KIT as the gene responsible for appaloosa coat colour spotting patterns in horses

✍ R. R. Terry; E. Bailey; D. Bernoco; E. G. Cothran 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 65 KB

The appaloosa coat colour pattern of the horse is similar to that caused by the __rump‐white__ (__Rw__) gene in the mouse. In the mouse __Rw__ colour pattern is the result of an inversion involving the __proto‐oncogene c‐kit__ (__KIT__). Therefore, we investigated __KIT__ as a candidate gene that en