Inheritance of melanocytic tumors in Duroc swine.
Phenotypes, with respect to cutaneous melanocytic lesions, of 37 Duroc swine from five matings were analyzed prospectively. No evidence for a recessive or X-linked trait was found. Larger numbers of animals will have to be studied to determine whether the presence of these tumors is a multifactorial or autosomal dominantly transmitted trait.
D000818:Animals; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D010375:Pedigree; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D014960:X Chromosome