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High-resolution linkage mapping of the rat hooded locus.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 May 2011
Torigoe Daisuke, Ichii Osamu, Dang Ruihua, Ohnaka Takayuki, Okano Shinya, Sasaki Nobuya, Kon Yasuhiro, Agui Takashi
Abstract excerpt
To identify a gene responsible for the hooded phenotype in the rat, high-resolution linkage mapping for the hooded locus was performed using IS (non-hooded) and LEA (hooded) rats. The map revealed that only Kit gene existed in the critical region, suggesting that the Kit is a strong candidate gene. However, mutation was not found in the coding region of the LEA rat Kit gene. Further, the expressions of Kit mRNA...
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