Five instead of four distinct coat color patterns. The gene for agouti signaling protein has several initiation sites for reading the genetic information, which are called promoters.

Scientists Identify Genetic Basis For The Black Sheep Of The Family Date: July 11, 2008 Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summary: Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait ...

Dogs, like most other mammals, acquire their coloring via the expression of their Agouti-signaling protein (ASIP). This gene controls the variation of yellow and black pigments in mammals.

Dogs obtain their unique coat colors from a gene called Agouti-signaling protein. The gene is responsible for controlling the amount and variation of yellow and black pigments seen in many mammals ...

Feed adult mothers a methyl-rich or genistein-rich diet, and DNA methylation lowers expression of the agouti gene in their offspring, shifting their coat color away from the classic agouti yellow and ...

Florida deer mice evolved lighter colored coats to camouflage themselves on the beach. Changes to the agouti protein stop the development of pigment-producing cells.

We report the characterization of a highly germline competent C57BL/6N mouse embryonic stem cell line, JM8. To simplify breeding schemes, the dominant agouti coat color gene was restored in JM8 ...

Specifically, investigating the agouti coat-color locus, which alters the external color of an animal’s fur but also alters its behavior and internal anatomy. Finally, Hayssen publishes synthetic ...