Coat colour in marsupials: genetic variants at the
ASIP
locus determine grey and black fur of the brushtail possum
Donna M. Bond,
Andrew Veale,
Alana Alexander
et al.
Abstract:The possession of fur or hair is a defining characteristic of mammals and can occur in a variety of colours and patterns. While genetic determinants of coat colour are well described in eutherian ‘placental’ mammals, the other major mammalian infraclass, marsupials, is grossly understudied. The fur of the common brushtail possum (
Trichosurus vulpecula
), an iconic native mammal found throughout Australia and introduced into Aotearoa New Zealand, possesses two main colour morphs: grey a… Show more
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