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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Pigmentation of sheep. I. Inheritance of pigmented wool in the Merino

MG Brooker and CHS Dolling

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 16(2) 219 - 228
Published: 1965

Abstract

The results of a series of matings are presented which demonstrate that the presence of black or grey wool in a group of medium-wool Merinos, except in sheep with a certain pattern of pigmentation, is due to the action of a single recessive gene, w. The allele, W, for white wool appears to be a complete dominant.

The exceptional phenotype is that of animals with a small discrete area of black or grey wool in an otherwise white fleece. Possible genotypes of this class of pigmented sheep are discussed.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9650219

© CSIRO 1965

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