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Genetic effects on coat colour in cattle: dilution of eumelanin and phaeomelanin pigments in an F2-Backcross Charolais × Holstein population

Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil1*, Pamela Wiener1 and John L Williams1,2

1 Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, UK Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK

2 Current Address: Parco Tecnologico Padano, Via Einstein, Polo Universitario, Lodi 26900, Italy

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BMC Genetics 2007, 8:56 doi:10.1186/1471-2156-8-56

Published: 16 August 2007

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Linkage map details.Marker positions (cM Kosambi) are shown for the sex-average maps built for the Charolais × Holstein population considered in this study. The average information content (IC) for each linkage group is also indicated. For chromosome 5, the map including the SILV c.64A>G mutation is also presented (*).

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Primers used for sequencing analysis.

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