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Red coat color in Holstein cattle is associated with a deletion in the MSHR gene

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  1. H. R. Fries

    Present address: Lehrstuhl fuer Tierzucht der Techn., Universitaet Muenchen, D-85350, Freising, Germany

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    H. Joerg, H. R. Fries, E. Meijerink & G. F. Stranzinger

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Joerg, H., Fries, H.R., Meijerink, E. et al. Red coat color in Holstein cattle is associated with a deletion in the MSHR gene. Mammalian Genome 7, 317–318 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003359900090

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