Mutations in MC1R Gene Determine Black Coat Color Phenotype in Chinese Sheep

Table 1

Sample collection: breed name, sample size, coat color phenotype, and sampling location.

Breed	Number	Coat color phenotype	Sampling location
Minxian Black-fur	46	Black	Gansu, Min county
Tibetan	42	White, with black or brown face	Qinghai, Hainan county
Large-tailed Han	48	White	Henan, Jia county
Small-tailed Han	34	White	Shandong, Heze county
Mongolian	51	White, with black or brown face	Mongolian
Tan	45	White, with black or brown face	Gansu, Jintai county
Kazakh Fat-Rumped	18	Brown	Xinjiang, Akesu
Gansu Alpine Merino	34	White	Gansu, Sunan county
China Merino	27	White	Xinjiang, Yili state
Duolang	28	White or gray, with black or brown face	Xinjiang, Maigaiti county