Nuclear Gene Indicates Coat-Color Polymorphism in Mammoths
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Nuclear Gene Indicates Coat-Color Polymorphism in Mammoths. / Römpler, Holger; Rohland, Nadin; Lalueza-Fox, Carles; Willerslev, Eske; Kuznetsova, Tatyana; Rabeder, Gernot; Bertranpetit, Jaume; Schöneberg, Torsten; Hofreiter, Michael.
I: Science, Bind 313, Nr. 5783, 2006, s. 62.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Nuclear Gene Indicates Coat-Color Polymorphism in Mammoths
AU - Römpler, Holger
AU - Rohland, Nadin
AU - Lalueza-Fox, Carles
AU - Willerslev, Eske
AU - Kuznetsova, Tatyana
AU - Rabeder, Gernot
AU - Bertranpetit, Jaume
AU - Schöneberg, Torsten
AU - Hofreiter, Michael
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - By amplifying the melanocortin type 1 receptor from the woolly mammoth, we can report the complete nucleotide sequence of a nuclear-encoded gene from an extinct species. We found two alleles and show that one allele produces a functional protein whereas the other one encodes a protein with strongly reduced activity. This finding suggests that mammoths may have been polymorphic in coat color, with both dark- and light-haired individuals co-occurring.
AB - By amplifying the melanocortin type 1 receptor from the woolly mammoth, we can report the complete nucleotide sequence of a nuclear-encoded gene from an extinct species. We found two alleles and show that one allele produces a functional protein whereas the other one encodes a protein with strongly reduced activity. This finding suggests that mammoths may have been polymorphic in coat color, with both dark- and light-haired individuals co-occurring.
U2 - 10.1126/science.1128994
DO - 10.1126/science.1128994
M3 - Journal article
VL - 313
SP - 62
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 5783
ER -
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