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To the Root of the Curl: A Signature of a Recent Selective Sweep Identifies a Mutation That Defines the Cornish Rex Cat Breed.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gandolfi Barbara, Alhaddad Hasan, Affolter Verena K, Brockman Jeffrey, Haggstrom Jens, Joslin Shannon E K, Koehne Amanda L, Mullikin James C, Outerbridge Catherine A, Warren Wesley C, Lyons Leslie A
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The cat (Felis silvestris catus) shows significant variation in pelage, morphological, and behavioral phenotypes amongst its over 40 domesticated breeds. The majority of the breed specific phenotypic presentations originated through artificial selection, especially on desired novel phenotypic characteristics that arose only a few hundred years ago. Variations in coat texture and color of hair often delineate...
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