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Genetic mapping of fixed phenotypes: disease frequency as a breed characteristic.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Chase Kevin, Jones Paul, Martin Alan, Ostrander Elaine A, Lark Karl G
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Traits that have been stringently selected to conform to specific criteria in a closed population are phenotypic stereotypes. In dogs, Canis familiaris, such stereotypes have been produced by breeding for conformation, performance (behaviors), etc. We measured phenotypes on a representative sample to establish breed stereotypes. DNA samples from 147 dog breeds were used to characterize single nucleotide...
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