Agouti
Coloration
Cis-regulatory,
Insertion
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Girardot M; Guibert S; Laforet MP ; et al. (2006)
The insertion of a full-length Bos taurus LINE element is responsible for a transcriptional deregula[...]
coatomer protein complex subunit alpha (COPA)
Coloration
Coding,
SNP
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Dorshorst B; Henegar C; Liao X ; et al. (2015)
Dominant Red Coat Color in Holstein Cattle Is Associated with a Missense Mutation in the Coatomer Pr[...]
Kit (type III receptor protein-tyrosine kinase)
Coloration
3 Mutations:
Gene Amplification,
Complex Change
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Domesticated
Mixed
3 References
Kit ligand
Coloration
Coding,
SNP
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Seitz JJ; Schmutz SM; Thue TD ; et al. (1999)
A missense mutation in the bovine MGF gene is associated with the roan phenotype in Belgian Blue and[...]
1 Additional References
MC1R
Coloration
2 Mutations:
Coding,
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Klungland H; Våge DI; Gomez-Raya L ; et al. (1995)
The role of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) receptor in bovine coat color determination.
1 Additional References
Melanophilin (MLPH)
Coloration
Coding,
Deletion
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Li W; Sartelet A; Tamma N ; et al. (2016)
Reverse genetic screen for loss-of-function mutations uncovers a frameshifting deletion in the melan[...]
Microphtalmia-associated transcription factor
Coloration
2 Mutations:
Unknown,
Unknown
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Mixed
2 References
PMEL17
Coloration
Coding,
SNP
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Gutiérrez-Gil B; Wiener P; Williams JL (2007)
Genetic effects on coat colour in cattle: dilution of eumelanin and phaeomelanin pigments in an F2-B[...]
SLC45A2=MATP
Coloration
Coding,
SNP
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Rothammer S; Kunz E; Seichter D ; et al. (2017)
Detection of two non-synonymous SNPs in SLC45A2 on BTA20 as candidate causal mutations for oculocuta[...]
Twist2
Coloration
Cis-regulatory,
Insertion
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Awasthi Mishra N; Drögemüller C; Jagannathan V ; et al. (2017)
A structural variant in the 5'-flanking region of the TWIST2 gene affects melanocyte development in [...]
2 Additional References
tyrosinase (TYR)
Coloration
Coding,
Insertion
N
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Schmutz SM; Berryere TG; Ciobanu DC ; et al. (2004)
A form of albinism in cattle is caused by a tyrosinase frameshift mutation.
tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1)
Coloration
Coding,
SNP
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Berryere TG; Schmutz SM; Schimpf RJ ; et al. (2003)
TYRP1 is associated with dun coat colour in Dexter cattle or how now brown cow?
PMEL17
Coloration
Coding,
Deletion
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Bos grunniens
domestic yak - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Jolly RD; Wills JL; Kenny JE ; et al. (2008)
Coat-colour dilution and hypotrichosis in Hereford crossbred calves.