| Autor: |
Reissmann M; Humboldt University Berlin, Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, 10099 Berlin, Germany., Ullrich E; Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Livestock Husbandry, 04886 Köllitsch, Germany., Bergfeld U; Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Livestock Husbandry, 04886 Köllitsch, Germany., Ludwig A; Humboldt University Berlin, Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, 10099 Berlin, Germany.; Leibniz-Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research, Department of Evolutionary Genetics, 10315 Berlin, Germany. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Genes [Genes (Basel)] 2024 Aug 11; Vol. 15 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 11. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/genes15081055 |
| Abstrakt: |
Four dominant coat color phenotypes are found in fallow deer ( Dama dama ). Brown is the most common. Black, menil, and white occur with varying frequencies. In order to gain insights into the molecular genetic background of these phenotypes, 998 fallow animals (772 brown, 62 black, 126 menil, and 38 white) were examined for mutations in the ASIP , MC1R , TYR , and SLC45A2 genes. In ASIP , two mutations (ASIP-M-E2, located at the boundary from exon 2 to intron 2; and ASIP-M-E3, an InDel of five nucleotides) were found, leading to black fallow deer being either homozygous or heterozygous in combination. There were also two mutations found in MC1R . Whereby the mutation MC1R-M1 (leucine to proline, L48P) homozygous leads to a white coat, while the mutation MC1R-M2 (glycine to aspartic acid, G236D) homozygous is associated with the menil phenotype. When both mutations occur together in a heterozygous character state, it results in a menil coat. Since the mutations in the two genes are only present alternatively, 36 genotypes can be identified that form color clusters to which all animals can be assigned. No mutations were found in the TYR and SLC45A2 genes. Our investigations demonstrate that the four dominant coat colors in fallow deer can be explained by ASIP and MC1R mutations only. |
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MEDLINE |
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