Black-spotted Piglets (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

Black-spotted Piglets

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Black-spotted piglets from the Swedish Linderod breed. The black-spots are caused by the combined effect of two consecutive mutations in the MC1R gene.

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Photo: Paul Seugling.

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