Description
Iris pigmentation trait known as "tiger eye" (amber-gold iris) described in the Puerto Rican Paso Fino, associated with two variants of the SLC24A5 gene. It is not a disease: in homozygosity or as a compound heterozygote (Tiger-eye 1 / Tiger-eye 2) no ocular abnormalities or coat colour changes have been observed. It is a phenotypic marker of interest to breeders.




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