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On ancestors of dog breeds with focus on Weimaraner hunting dogs.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Feb 2011
Kropatsch R, Streitberger K, Schulte-Middelmann T, Dekomien G, Epplen J T
Abstract excerpt
Paternally inherited Y chromosomal markers and maternally inherited mitochondrial (mt) DNA sequences were investigated in 27 dog breeds (Canis familiaris), of which the Weimaraner hunting dog was studied in greater detail. Altogether, nine potentially polymorphic markers of the Y chromosome were examined as well as parts of the canine mt genome (1947 base pairs) in 111 male dogs and four wolves for comparison....
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