Search for dissertations about: "PMEL17"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word PMEL17.

2. 1. Dissecting Phenotypic Variation in Pigmentation using Forward and Reverse Genetics

   Author : Anders R Hellström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Pigmentation; eumelanin; pheomelanin; knockout; Silver; SLC45A2; PMEL17; Sex-linked barring; CDKN2A; CDKN2B; ARF; chicken; Japanese quail; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Molekylär genetik; Molecular Genetics;

   Abstract : Coat color and patterning phenotypes have been extensively studied as a model for advancing our understanding of the relationship between genetic and phenotypic variation. In this thesis, genes of relevance for pigment cell biology were investigated. The dissertation is divided in two parts. READ MORE

4. 2. Mapping Genes Affecting Phenotypic Traits in Chicken

   Author : Susanne Kerje; Leif Andersson; Martien Groenen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Genetics; chicken; Quantitative Trait Loci; growth; egg production; epistasis; plumage colour; Extended black; MC1R; Dominant white; PMEL17; Genetik; Clinical genetics; Klinisk genetik;

   Abstract : The purpose of gene mapping is to understand the underlying genetics of simple and complex traits like plumage colour and growth. This thesis is based on a cross between the wild ancestor of the modern chicken, the red junglefowl, and a White Leghorn line selected for high egg mass. READ MORE

5. 3. Effects of domestication related genes on behaviour, physiology and gene expression in chickens

   Author : Anna-Carin Karlsson; Per Jensen; Randi Oppermann Moe; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Domestication, the process when animals adapt to captivity, tends to modify a whole array of traits towards what has been termed “the domesticated phenotype”, where the domesticated animal differs from its wild ancestor in morphology, physiology, development and behaviour. Physiological traits and behaviours are controlled by genes. READ MORE

6. 4. Genetic Studies of Pigmentation in Chicken

   Author : Ulrika Gunnarsson; Leif Andersson; Göran Andersson; Susanne Kerje; William J. Pavan; Uppsala universitet; []
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   Abstract : Domestic animals have been selected by humans for thousands of years, which have drastically altered their genetic constitution and phenotypes. In this thesis, several of the most important genes causing pigmentation differences between the wild red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and domestic chickens have been identified. READ MORE