1.6 Data base on Mendelian inheritance in domestic animals

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To get an impression of Mendelian inheritance within domestic animals a visit to the Australian data base ANGIS is appropriate. It can be reached here. The data base mainly contains  information on segregation of disease genes in populations of domestic animals. The data base is compiled by Nicolas who is also the author of the book 'Introduction to Veterinary Genetics'. Below is shown a print of references from the data base on the albino gene in cattle. Photo of an albino SDM calf right, cf. Lars Gjøl Christensen.

COAT COLOUR, ALBINISM in CATTLE

MIA Number :  000202

Possible human homologue (MIM number) : [ 203100 ] 

Across-Species Summary : 

     Congenital lack of pigmentation in all parts of the body. Due to a
     non-functional form of the enzyme tyrosinase.

References after 1970

 Greene, H.J., Leipold, H.W., Gelatt, K.M., Huston, K. (1973).
     Complete albinism in beef Shorthorn calves. Journal of Heredity
     64: 189-192.
 Weber, W., Lauvergne, J.J., Winzenried, H.U. (1973). Hereditary
     albinism in Swiss Simmental cattle [French]. Schweizer Archiv fur
     Tierheilkunde 115: 142-144.
 Manunta, G., Lai, P., Cancedda, M. (1975). A contribution to the
     study of albinism in the Brown Mountain breed. Zootecnica e
     Veterinaria. Fecondazione Artificiale 30: 129-135.
 Ojo, S.A., Leipold, H.W. (1976). Ocular albinism in a herd of
     Nigerian Holstein Friesian cattle. Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung
     und Zuchtungsbiologie 93: 252-254.
 Jayasekera, U., Leipold, H.W. (1981). Albinism in United States
     Charolais cattle. Annales de Genetique et de Selection Animale
     13: 213-218.
 Foreman, M.E., Lamoreux, M.L., Kwon, B., Womack, J.E. (1994). Mapping
     the bovine albino locus. Journal of Heredity 85: 318-320.

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