The “ silver ” japanese quail and the mitf gene: causal mutation, associated traits and homology with the blue chicken plumage

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• who: Minvielle et_al BMC Genetics and collaborators from the The silver mutation was introduced from Gifu University (Japan) in, and , B/+ females from two different full sib families were obtainedThey were crossed to , males from a local wild-type plumage experimental have published the paper: The “ silver ” Japanese quail and the MITF gene: causal mutation, associated traits and homology with the blue chicken plumage, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
• what: This study describes the causal mutation B at the MITF gene responsible for the "silver" plumage colour in the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) and its associated . . .
  

   

  

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