A gene duplication affecting expression of the ovine ASIP gene is responsible for white and black sheep

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Table 1.

Presence of junction points and estimated ASIP copy numbers associated with dominant white coat color in different sheep populations

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Table 1.

aThe single junction point indicates these white animals have a duplicated allele and a single copy black allele.

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  1. Genome Res. 18: 1282-1293

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