A single point-mutation within the melanophilin gene causes the plumage colour dilution phenotype in the chicken-2

Abstract

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "A single point-mutation within the melanophilin gene causes the plumage colour dilution phenotype in the chicken"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/9/7</p><p>BMC Genetics 2008;9():7-7.</p><p>Published online 15 Jan 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2253553.</p><p></p>, and respective amino acids are shown above the first base pair in a codon for the homozygous sequences. (B) ClustalW alignment of the wild type (WT) and mutated (LN, GS3 and LAV, respectively) amino acid sequences from mouse [6], human [13], and chicken