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Analysis of the inheritance of white spotting and the evaluation of KIT and EDNRB as spotting loci in Dutch boxer dogs.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
van Hagen M A E, van der Kolk J, Barendse M A M, Imholz S, Leegwater P A J, Knol B W, van Oost B A
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of the white spotting pattern in Dutch boxer dogs is not known. We studied whether the segregation of white spotting in boxers follows a Mendelian inheritance pattern. Blood samples were collected, along with digital photographs in standard directions of (grand)parents (n=16) and offspring (n=52) from eight litters of Dutch boxers. In order to select heterozygous parents, we selected nonuniform...
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