Goat Genomic Resources: The Search for Genes Associated with Its Economic Traits

Table 6

Genes that are related to coat colors in goat.

Gene name	Chromosome	Exon	Function	Founder breeds/population	References
IRF4	23	9	Associated with skin pigmentation, hair color, or skin sensitivity	Nanjiang yellow goat, Taihang black goat	[13, 103–106]
EXOC2	23	29
RALY	13	10	Influences the skin and hair pigmentation	Nanjiang yellow goat, Taihang black goat	[13, 107]
EIF2S2	13	9
ASIP	13	5	Encodes agouti signalling proteins that promote hair follicle melanocytes to synthesize pheomelanin in animals	Taihang black goat, Saanen, Liaoning cashmere, and Leizhou goat	[12, 18, 107]
KITLG	5	10	Involved with the migration of melanocytes	Taihang black goat	[13, 89, 102]
AHCY	13	10	Related to skin color in elite goats	Saanen, Liaoning cashmere, and Leizhou goat	[12]
MSANTD1	Un	5	Determination of black coat color in goats	Taihang black goat, European black goat	[18, 23]
HTT	6	56
GNA11	7	7
DST	23	111
ATRN	13	30	Associated with coloration of the coat	Bamu wild goat, Khonj wild goat, Australian feral Rangeland goats, Boer goats, Australian cashmere goat	[27, 65, 109]
GNAQ	8	7
HELLS	26	22
OSTM1	9	6
TRPM7	10	39
VPS33A	17	13
Adamts20	5	39
MITF	22	15
OCA2	2	24
SLC7A11	17	13