Two cysteine substitutions in the MC1R generate the blue variant of the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) and prevent expression of the white winter coat

@article{Vge2005TwoCS,
  title={Two cysteine substitutions in the MC1R generate the blue variant of the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) and prevent expression of the white winter coat},
  author={Dag Inge V{\aa}ge and Eva Fuglei and Kristin Snipstad and Janne Beheim and Veslem{\o}y Malm Landsem and Helge Klungland},
  journal={Peptides},
  year={2005},
  volume={26},
  pages={1814-1817}
}
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