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Short Communication

Interaction between the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) and agouti signalling protein genes (ASIP), and their association with black and brown coat colour phenotypes in peruvian alpaca

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Pages 1518-1522 | Received 11 Aug 2020, Accepted 06 Nov 2020, Published online: 08 Dec 2020

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