A Val85Met Mutation in Melanocortin-1 Receptor Is Associated with Reductions in Eumelanic Pigmentation and Cell Surface Expression in Domestic Rock Pigeons (Columba livia)

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Michael W. Guernsey,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Lars Ritscher,

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Matthew A. Miller,

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Daniel A. Smith,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
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Torsten Schöneberg,

Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Michael D. Shapiro

* E-mail: mike.shapiro@utah.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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