ArticleCurrent biology : CB2023
Piebaldism and chromatophore development in reptiles are linked to the tfec gene.
Article in Current biology : CB, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Anatomy of the female reproductive tract organs of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei).Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2024Article
- On the role of TFEC in reptilian coloration.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
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- A frameshift variant in the melanophilin gene is associated with loss of pigment from shed skin in ball pythons (microPublication biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Reptiles display great diversity in color and pattern, yet much of what we know about vertebrate coloration comes from classic model species such as the mouse and zebrafish.
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