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Breed differences in allele frequency of the dopamine receptor D4 gene in dogs.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Niimi Y, Inoue-Murayama M, Kato K, Matsuura N, Murayama Y, Ito S, Momoi Y, Konno K, Iwasaki T
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported that the dog dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene is polymorphic as observed in humans, and four alleles were identified based on the number and/or order of the 12 and 39 bp sequences located in the homologous region of human DRD4. To assess the diversity of the DRD4 gene in dogs we examined the allelic variations in four breeds (beagle, golden retriever, Shetland sheepdog, and shiba) employing...
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