Reindeer coat colour variants in Finland

  • Jean J. Lauvergne COGNOSAG (Committee on Genetic Nomenclature of Sheep and Goat), 147 C/3 avenue J.B. Clément, F 92 140 Clamart
  • Mauri Nieminen Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Reindeer Research Station, FIN-99910 Kaamanen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.30.1.249
Keywords: colour mutants, coat colour, genetics, Rangifer tarandus

Abstract

A research program based on reindeer coat colour had its first field survey in Finland after the calving season of May 2009. This short notice advances the main observations of the survey where, besides the wild allele, a new mutant could be identified, at least at three colour loci: Agouti (A), White Spotting (S) and White (W).

Poron turkin värityypit Suomessa

Abstract in Finnish / Lyhennelmä: Tutkimusprojekti poron turkin väreistä alkoi kenttätutkimuksilla Suomessa vasonnan jälkeen toukokuussa 2009. Tämä lyhyt tiedonanto osoittaa, että porolla on villialleelin lisäksi myös uusi mutanttialleeli vähintään kolmessa värilokuksessa: Agouti (A), Täplikäs (S) ja Valkoinen (W).

Fargevarianter av reinpels i Finland

Abstract in Norwegian / Sammendrag: Et forskningsprosjekt begynte i felt etter kalving i 2009. Resultatene så langt viser at tamreinen har få fargemutanter sammenliknet med forholdet hos andre domestiserte arter

Published
2010-03-01
How to Cite
Lauvergne, J. J., & Nieminen, M. (2010). Reindeer coat colour variants in Finland. Rangifer, 30(1), 11-14. https://doi.org/10.7557/2.30.1.249
Issue
Vol 30 No 1 (2010)
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Articles
Copyright (c) 2015 Jean J. Lauvergne, Mauri Nieminen

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