Spotlight on islands.On the origin and diversification of an ancient lineage of the Italian wall lizard Podarcis siculus in the western Pontine Islands [PDF]
, 2018 Groups of proximate continental islands may conceal more tangled phylogeographic patterns than oceanic archipelagos as a consequence of repeated sea level changes, which allow populations to experience gene flow during periods of low sea level stands and
Castiglia, Riccardo +6 more
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A simple DNA based method for determination of pure Black Slavonian pigs
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010 The aim of this work was to determine the MC1R genotype of Black Slavonian pigs and to find an efficient and simple PCR-RFLP method, based on differences in MC1R genotype, to distinguish between purebred Black Slavonian pigs and their crossings with ...
Polona Margeta +4 more
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The protective role of MC1R in chromosome stability and centromeric integrity in melanocytes
Cell Death Discovery, 2021 Variants in the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene, encoding a trimeric G-protein-coupled receptor and activated by α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), are frequently associated with red or blonde hair, fair skin, freckling, and skin sensitivity ...
Xin Li +6 more
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A Novel Pale-Yellow Coat Color of Rabbits Generated viaMC1R Mutation With CRISPR/Cas9 System
Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 Coat color is of great importance in animal breed characteristics; it is not only a significant productive trait but also an indispensable economic trait, especially in the rabbit industry.
Ning Xiao +8 more
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Evolutionary and demographic correlates of Pleistocene coastline changes in the Sicilian wall lizard Podarcis wagleriana [PDF]
, 2019 Aim Emergence of coastal lowlands during Pleistocene ice ages might have provided conditions for glacial expansions (demographic and spatial), rather than contraction, of coastal populations of temperate species. Here, we tested these predictions in the
Canestrelli, Daniele +6 more
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The genetic basis of color-related local adaptation in a ring-like colonization around the Mediterranean. [PDF]
, 2015 Uncovering the genetic basis of phenotypic variation and the population history under which it established is key to understand the trajectories along which local adaptation evolves.
Antoniazza, S. +8 more
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Use of domesticated pigs by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in northwestern Europe [PDF]
, 2013 Acknowledgements We thank the Archaeological State Museum Schleswig-Holstein, the Archaeological State Offices of Brandenburg, Lower Saxony and Saxony and the following individuals who provided sample material: Betty Arndt, Jo¨rg Ewersen, Frederick ...
A Cooper +33 more
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Nucleotide diversity and population differentiation of the Melanocortin 1 Receptor gene, MC1R [PDF]
BMC Genetics, 2008 The melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) is responsible for normal pigment variation in humans and is highly polymorphic with numerous population-specific alleles. Some MC1R variants have been associated with skin cancer risk.Allele frequency data were compiled on 55 single nucleotide polymorphisms from seven geographically distinct human populations (n
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Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2014 The objective of this study was to identify the Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R) gene in sorrel-,black- and white-Bali cows originated from Kupang-East Nusa Tenggara.
A.C. Tabun, T. Hartatik, S. Sumadi
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Melanism as a potential thermal benefit in eastern fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) [PDF]
, 2019 Melanistic fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) have expanded westward and increased in frequency in the Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, metropolitan areas.
Ciurej, Amanda K. +3 more
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