Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 861046, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/861046
Research Article

Sequence Characterization of the MC1R Gene in Yak (Poephagus grunniens) Breeds with Different Coat Colors

Shi-Yi Chen,1 Yi Huang,1 Qing Zhu,1 Luca Fontanesi,2 Yong-Gang Yao,3 and Yi-Ping Liu1

1College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya'an, Sichuan 625014, China
2DIPROVAL, Sezione di Allevamenti Zootecnici, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bologna, Reggio Emilia 42100, Italy
3Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China

Received 6 February 2009; Accepted 31 March 2009

Academic Editor: Rongjia Zhou

Copyright © 2009 Shi-Yi Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Shi-Yi Chen, Yi Huang, Qing Zhu, Luca Fontanesi, Yong-Gang Yao, and Yi-Ping Liu, “Sequence Characterization of the MC1R Gene in Yak (Poephagus grunniens) Breeds with Different Coat Colors,” Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, vol. 2009, Article ID 861046, 6 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/861046