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Complex segregation analysis of canine hip dysplasia in German shepherd dogs.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Janutta V, Hamann H, Distl O
Abstract excerpt
Complex segregation analyses were carried out to clarify the mode of inheritance of canine hip dysplasia (CHD) in German shepherd dogs. Data were used from 8,567 animals examined for CHD from 20 families with three to four generations. The existence of a major gene in addition to polygenic gene effects was detected. In the present study, a mixed model with a dominant major gene effect seemed to be most probable...
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