Agouti refers to a number of species of rodents, as well as a number of genes affecting coat coloration in several different animals.

• When referring to a rodent, agouti can mean:
  • The common agouti, those popularly called agoutis (genus Dasyprocta).
  • those of the genus Agouti (also called Cuniculus).

• The agouti gene is one of the genes involved in fur patterns and shadings in animals.
• The agouti signalling peptide is a circulating hormone that acts as an antagonist at melanocortin receptors

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