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Genome-wide linkage scan localizes the harlequin locus in the Great Dane to chromosome 9.
Gene - 15 Jul 2008
Clark Leigh Anne, Starr Alison N, Tsai Kate L, Murphy Keith E
Abstract excerpt
Harlequin is a coat pattern of the Great Dane characterized by ragged patches of full color on a white background. Harlequin patterning is a bigenic trait, resulting from the interaction of the merle allele of SILV, and a dominant modifier locus, H. Breeding data suggest that H is embryonic recessive lethal and that all harlequins are Hh. To identify linkage with the harlequin phenotype, 46 Great Danes from 5...
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