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The genetics of cream coat color in dogs.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2007
Schmutz Sheila M, Berryere Tom G
Abstract excerpt
Cream dogs of several breeds require a genotype of e/e at MC1R based on 27 individuals in this study. All Akita, Caucasian Mountain Dogs, German Shepherd Dogs, Miniature Schnauzer, and Puli with this genotype are cream, suggesting they are fixed at a second locus which causes the phaeomelanin pigmentation caused by this genotype to be diluted or pale. Conversely, although all Chinese Shar-Pei and Poodles that...
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