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Table 3 Association between MC1R genotype and black pigmentation in guppies obtained from aquarium shops

From: The MC1R gene in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata): Genotypic and phenotypic polymorphisms

(1) Body blackness

    

MC1R

No. of males

No. of females

Genotype

Grayish

Yellowish

Grayish

Yellowish

+/+

8

3

11

3

+/Del

3

14

4

7

Del/Del

1

7

1

5

(2) Black traits

    

MC1R

No. of males

No. of females

Genotype

Black

None

Black

None

+/+

8

3

8

5

+/Del

4

13

4

7

Del/Del

2

6

1

5

  1. (1) For body blackness, "Grayish" guppies have black pigmentation and "Yellowish" guppies have no black pigmentation. (2) For black traits, "Black" and "None" indicate the presence and absence of black spots and lines, respectively.