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Allele frequency distribution of the canine dopamine receptor D4 gene exon III and I in 23 breeds.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jul 2004
Ito Hideyuki, Nara Hidetoshi, Inoue-Murayama Miho, Shimada Makoto K, Koshimura Akiko, Ueda Yuko, Kitagawa Hitoshi, Takeuchi Yukari, Mori Yuji, Murayama Yuichi, Morita Mitsuo, Iwasaki Toshiroh, Ota Katuaki, Tanabe Yuichi, Ito Shin'ichi
Abstract excerpt
Various canine breeds are remarkably different from each other not only in their sizes and shapes but also in behavioral traits, suggesting that some of them are under genetic control. Although dopaminergic neurotransmission system is considered to affect animal behavior, little is known about related genes in canine. Relations between specific alleles in polymorphic regions of the dopamine receptor D4 gene...
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