PMEL is involved in snake color pattern transition from blotches to stripes [bulk RNA-seq]
Our genomic, bulk and single-cell transcriptomic, functional, and developmental characterization of the Terrazzo corn snake color morph and the extensive comparison with wild-type snakes puts forward the dual role of PMEL in snake skin coloration, both in the differentiation of chromatophores during embryogenesis and the melanogenesis in melanophores. Overall design: To find which genes are impacted in the Terrazzo corn snake morph we performed bulk RNA-seq from skin samples of Terrazzo and WT individuals