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The genome sequencing of an albino Western lowland gorilla reveals inbreeding in the wild.
BMC genomics - 31 May 2013
Prado-Martinez Javier, Hernando-Herraez Irene, Lorente-Galdos Belen, Dabad Marc, Ramirez Oscar, Baeza-Delgado Carlos, Morcillo-Suarez Carlos, Alkan Can, Hormozdiari Fereydoun, Raineri Emanuele, Estellé Jordi, Fernandez-Callejo Marcos, Valles Mònica, Ritscher Lars, Schöneberg Torsten, de la Calle-Mustienes Elisa, Casillas Sònia, Rubio-Acero Raquel, Melé Marta, Engelken Johannes, Caceres Mario, Gomez-Skarmeta Jose Luis, Gut Marta, Bertranpetit Jaume, Gut Ivo G, Abello Teresa, Eichler Evan E, Mingarro Ismael, Lalueza-Fox Carles, Navarro Arcadi, Marques-Bonet Tomas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The only known albino gorilla, named Snowflake, was a male wild born individual from Equatorial Guinea who lived at the Barcelona Zoo for almost 40 years. He was diagnosed with non-syndromic oculocutaneous albinism, i.e. white hair, light eyes, pink skin, photophobia and reduced visual acuity. Despite previous efforts to explain the genetic cause, this is still unknown. Here, we study the genetic...
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