Structural and Epistatic Regulatory Variants Cause Hallmark White Spotting in Cattle

    November 2025 in “ Science Advances ”
    Swati Jivanji, Emma L. Wilkinson, Lijing Tang … Mathew D. Littlejohn
    Studysummary This research identified two genetic variants that influence the white-spotted coat patterns in Holstein-Friesian cattle, involving regulatory changes in the MITF and KIT genes, confirmed through mouse models, along with possible effects on coat patterns in other cattle breeds.
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