China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 1809-1818.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2020.06.020

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Research Progress on Genetic Mechanisms of Coat Color Trait and Cultivation of Improved Varieties in Mink(Neovison vison)

SONG Xingchao1, ZHANG Ru1, XU Chao1, WANG Shuming2, ZHANG Zhiming2, YANG Fuhe1, PENG Yinghua1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Special Economic Animal Molecular Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Special Economic Animals, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China;
    2. Dalian Mingwei Mink Limited Corporation, Dalian 116100, China
  • Received:2019-11-02 Online:2020-06-20 Published:2020-06-20

Abstract: Coat color is an important intuitive and easily recognized economic trait,and also attracts much attention in the new breed development of mink.There are some differences in the quality and price of fur with different coat colors.Thus,it is inevitable to investigate the genetic mechanisms of mink coat color for breeders.In this review,we classify mink coat colors from the perspective of genetics,and the relationship between the coat color traits and DNA sequence polymorphisms of major candidate genes MLPH,LYST,TYRP1,MITF,TYR,ASIP,EDNRB and Pax3 in mink were summarized.At the same time,the important achievements of improved breed development of mink in China were overviewed,which would provide references for further systematic study on mink coat color patterns,designing breeding goals and program,and cultivating new coat color varieties.

Key words: mink; coat color; genetic mechanism; breed development

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