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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The inheritance of black pigmentation in a family of inbred Peppin Merinos

RH Hayman and DW Cooper

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 15(3) 453 - 460
Published: 1964

Abstract

Recurrence of pigmented sheep has been recorded in a family of inbred Peppin Merinos. A recessive gene w has been postulated to account for the presence of pigment. Pigmented types are classified into three categories: head pattern, piebald, and black spotted. It is suggested that the pattern of pigmentation is affected by other genes. A description of two types included in the classification head pattern is given.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9640453

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