biostudies-literatureBitaraf Sani MAustrian Science Fund FWF1095https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9104199biostudies-literatureUnknown12(9)The coat color of dromedary is usually uniform and varies from black to white, although dark- to light-brown colors are the most common phenotypes. This project was designed to gain knowledge on novel color-related variants using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). The association between the SNPs and coat color was tested using MLM (mixed linear models) with kinship matrix. Three GWAS models including white color vs. non-white color, black vs. non-black color, and light-brown vs. dark-brown color were performed. There were no distinct genetic clusters detected based on the color phenotypes. However, admixture occurred among all individuals of the four different coat color groups. We identified nine significant SNPs associated with white color after Bonferroni correction, located close to <i>AAnimals : an open access journal from MDPIIdentification of Candidate Genes for Pigmentation in Camels Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing.PMC9104199P29623-B25Silawi MZadehrahmani MBurger PABanabazi MHEsmaeilkhanian SBitaraf ANaderi ASRoudbari ZZare Harofte JBitaraf Sani MAsadzadeh NTeimoori ATaghipour Sheshdeh AFaghihi MASalim NFaraz AMohammad Nazari BfalseIdentification of Candidate Genes for Pigmentation in Camels Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing.The coat color of dromedary is usually uniform and varies from black to white, although dark- to light-brown colors are the most common phenotypes. This project was designed to gain knowledge on novel color-related variants using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). The association between the SNPs and coat color was tested using MLM (mixed linear models) with kinship matrix. Three GWAS models including white color vs. non-white color, black vs. non-black color, and light-brown vs. dark-brown color were performed. There were no distinct genetic clusters detected based on the color phenotypes. However, admixture occurred among all individuals of the four different coat color groups. We identified nine significant SNPs associated with white color after Bonferroni correction, located close to <i>A2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-04T19:31:57.955Z2025-02-19T02:57:54.396ZS-EPMC91041993556552210.3390/ani12091095