Missense SNP of the MC1R gene is associated with plumage variation in the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Zhan, Xiangjiang, Dixon, A., Fox, N. C. and Bruford, Michael William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6357-6080 2012. Missense SNP of the MC1R gene is associated with plumage variation in the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). Animal Genetics 43 (4) , pp. 460-462. 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02263.x

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Abstract

A single nucleotide polymorphism (MC1R: c.376A>G) in the MC1R gene was found to be highly correlated with pigment phenotype in the Gyrfalcon. Homozygous genotypes c.376GG and c.376AA were found to dominate the extreme white and dark plumage types respectively, and heterozygotes occurred mainly in intermediate phenotypes. However, some heterozygotes were associated with extreme phenotypes, indicating that melanism/albinism might also involve other loci.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics Q Science > QL Zoology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Gyrfalcon; MC1R; plumage variation
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0268-9146
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2024 02:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/24560

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