MC1R and KIT Haplotypes Associate With Pigmentation Phenotypes of North American Yak (Bos grunniens).

ABSTRACT: Small numbers of domestic yak (Bos grunniens) were imported to North America in the late 19th century indirectly from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Coat color of yak is of interest for fiber production, aesthetics, and as a potential indicator of recent hybridization with cattle. North American yak are classified into 3 major coat color patterns depending upon the presence and extent of white markings. They are further classified by nose pigmentation (black or gray). The aim of this study was to identify loci involved in white patterning and nose pigmentation of North American yak. Genotyping by mass spectrometry of markers identified through Sanger and whole-genome sequencing revealed a 388 kb haplotype of KIT associated in a semi-dominant manner with white coloration in this population of

SUBMITTER: Petersen JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7530542 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature