Skin Transcriptomic and Selection Signature Analyses Identify ASIP as a Key Gene in Cattle Coat Color Determination
April 2025
in “
Frontiers in Genetics
”
Studysummary This study investigated the genetic basis of coat color variation in cattle using skin transcriptome and whole-genome analyses, identifying the ASIP gene as a significant determinant that is differentially expressed and under strong positive selection in black and brown cattle breeds.
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