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The IGF1 small dog haplotype is derived from Middle Eastern grey wolves.
BMC biology - 24 Feb 2010
Gray Melissa M, Sutter Nathan B, Ostrander Elaine A, Wayne Robert K
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BACKGROUND: A selective sweep containing the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene is associated with size variation in domestic dogs. Intron 2 of IGF1 contains a SINE element and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) found in all small dog breeds that is almost entirely absent from large breed...
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