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The Coat Colour A-Locus, or agouti signaling protein (ASIP) gene, controls the distribution of black pigment in horses.
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Specifiche
| Breeds | |
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| Gene | |
| Organ | |
| specimen | Pelo, Sangue in EDTA, Sangue in Eparina, Seme, Tessuto |
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| Chromosome | |
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Informazioni generali
The Coat Colour A-Locus, or agouti signaling protein (ASIP) gene, controls the distribution of black pigment in horses. ASIP interacts with the MC1R gene, which is associated with the production and balance of black and red pigments. This mutation is classified as a loss-of-function mutation, meaning the recessive allele produces a nonfunctional protein.
Genetic testing for the agouti gene helps breeders identify horses that carry or possess two copies of the recessive allele, which can result in offspring with a black base coat. However, for a horse to be fully black, it must also carry at least one dominant allele of the E-locus. Testing for the E-locus is available with test code P904.
Caratteristiche cliniche
The agouti gene plays a key role in determining coat colour. The dominant agouti allele restricts black pigment to the horse’s points (mane, tail, and lower legs), while the recessive allele does not, resulting in a uniformly black coat.
Informazioni aggiuntive
Coat colour is an intricate trait that involves a combination of multiple different genes. Testing for a range of different loci will give the most complete prediction of a horse's coat colour genetics.
Specific breeds are undefined.
Riferimenti
Pubmed ID: 11353392
Omia ID: 201