... microsatellite loci (AGLA17 andSOD1) probably linked to the candidate gene for thepolled trait in the populations investig ated. The po lledtrait is an autosomal dominant trait in cattle and to date ... the Academy of Finland, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland, the Nordic Gene Bank for Farm Animals (NGH), and the NordicCouncil of Ministers. We also thank Tatyana Kiselyova, ... Zoya Ivanova, RuslanPopov, Innokentyi Ammosov, Elena V. Krysova, Nikolai G. Bukarov, AleksandrD. Galkin, Boris E. Podoba, Ljudmila A. Popova, and Valerij S. Matjukov for their help in collecting...