Synergy between MC1R and ASIP for coat color in horses (Equus caballus)1

Journal of Animal Science
Songyang ShangZhe Wang

Abstract

Through domestication and human selection, horses have acquired various coat colors, including seven phenotypes: black, brown, dark bay, bay, chestnut, white, and gray. Here we determined the genotypes for melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) and agouti signaling protein (ASIP) in 709 horses from 15 breeds. We found that the EEEE genotype frequency at MC1R decreased from dark to light colors (black = 64.5%, brown = 67.5%, dark bay = 47.0%, bay = 16.5%, and chestnut = 0.0%), whereas the AAAA genotype frequency at ASIP increased as coat color lightened (black = 0.0%, brown = 22.9%, dark bay = 69.2%, and bay = 83.0%). When combined genotypes at MC1R and ASIP were examined, different advantage genotype combinations were found for each color: black EEEE-AaAa (64.5%), brown EEEE-AAAa (47.0%), dark bay EEEE-AAAA, and EEEe-AAAA (36.2% and 33.0%, totally 69.2%), bay EEEe-AAAA (69.6%), and chestnut EeEe-AAAA (62.6%). The χ2 test showed that the phenotypes of horse coat colors were significantly related with the genotypes of MC1R and ASIP (p < 0.001). Furthermore, in contrast to a previous study where AaAa was only found in black, chestnut, and gray horses, we also found this allele in brown, dark bay, bay, and white horses. These results indic...Continue Reading

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