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Genetic analysis of modifiers for the hooded phenotype in the rat.
The Japanese journal of veterinary research - 1 Feb 2010
Torigoe Daisuke, Asano Atsushi, Yamauchi Hideto, Ruiha Dang, Sasaki Nobuya, Agui Takashi
Abstract excerpt
The hooded phenotype is one of the coat color phenotype seen peculiarly in the rat. The hooded locus showing autosomal recessive inheritance is mapped to chromosome (Chr) 14 and that the hooded phenotype receives modification by hooded-modifier gene showing the linkage to the hooded locus. However, a gene responsible for either the hooded or hooded-modifier gene is not yet identified. To clarify genetic control...
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