A nonsense mutation in the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) gene is tightly associated with accumulation of carotenoids in adipose tissue in sheep (Ovis aries) - BMC Genomic Data

The BCO2 gene structure. The figure is showing the predicted gene structure of the ovine BCO2 gene, based on the bovine genomic sequence. The nonsense c.196C>T mutation is localized in the 2nd exon, assumed to produce a truncated protein of 65 amino acid residues (CAX63048), compared to 575 amino acid residues in the wild type version (CAX63047). The figure is modified from the UCSC Genome Browser.

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