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Selkirk Rex: morphological and genetic characterization of a new cat breed.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Filler Serina, Alhaddad Hasan, Gandolfi Barbara, Kurushima Jennifer D, Cortes Alejandro, Veit Christine, Lyons Leslie A, Brem Gottfried
Abstract excerpt
Rexoid, curly hair mutations have been selected to develop new domestic cat breeds. The Selkirk Rex is the most recently established curly-coated cat breed originating from a spontaneous mutation that was discovered in the United States in 1987. Unlike the earlier and well-established Cornish and Devon Rex breeds with curly-coat mutations, the Selkirk Rex mutation is suggested as autosomal dominant and has a...
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