Biotechnological applications of research on animal pigmentation

The proto-oncogene c-kit encoding a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor maps to the mouse W locus

Benoı̂t Chabot, Dennis A. Stephenson, Verne M. Chapman et al. · Nature · 1988 · 1.4K citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +12

The dominant-white spotting (W) locus of the mouse encodes the c-kit proto-oncogene

E N Geissler, Melanie A. Ryan, David E. Housman · Cell · 1988 · 1.3K citations

Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +11

Pigmentation phenotypes of variant extension locus alleles result from point mutations that alter MSH receptor function

Linda S. Robbins · Cell · 1993 · 885 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +13

Plumage coloration is a sexually selected indicator of male quality

Geoffrey E. Hill · Nature · 1991 · 853 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +12

Molecular characterization of the mouse agouti locus

Scott J. Bultman, Edward J. Michaud, Richard P. Woychik · Cell · 1992 · 804 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +5