Dominant White (pig)

Skin

Part Affected

Dominant, Autosomal

Inheritance

Chromosome

KIT

Locus

KIT

Scientific Gene

Quick Look:

The dominant white mutation in pigs blocks the red and black pigment receptors in the skin, causing the pig to have all-white skin.

Marklund, Stefan, et al. "Molecular basis for the dominant white phenotype in the domestic pig." Genome research 8.8 (1998): 826-833.
Pielberg, Gerli, et al. "Unexpectedly high allelic diversity at the KIT locus causing dominant white color in the domestic pig." Genetics 160.1 (2002): 305-311.