Agouti (disambiguation)
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Common agoutis are members of rodent species of the genus Dasyprocta.
Agouti may also refer to:
Rodents
- Acouchis, members of genus Myoprocta, also known as tailed agoutis
- Pacas, members of genus Cuniculus, formerly Agouti
Other uses
- Agouti (coloration), fur coloration in which each hair has alternating dark and light bands
- Agouti gene, a gene responsible for determining whether an animal's coat is banded or solid
- Agouti signalling peptide, a circulating hormone produced by the Agouti gene that acts like an antagonist at melanocortin receptors
- Agouti-related peptide, a neuropeptide produced in the brain by the AgRP/NPY neuron
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