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A missense mutation in the 20S proteasome β2 subunit of Great Danes having harlequin coat patterning.
Genomics - 1 Apr 2011
Clark Leigh Anne, Tsai Kate L, Starr Alison N, Nowend Keri L, Murphy Keith E
Abstract excerpt
Harlequin is a pigmentary trait of the domestic dog that is controlled by two autosomal loci: the melanosomal gene, SILV, and a modifier gene, harlequin (H), previously localized to chromosome 9. Heterozygosity for a retrotransposon insertion in SILV and a mutation in H causes a pattern of black patches on a white background. Homozygosity for H is embryonic lethal. Fine mapping of the harlequin locus revealed a...
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