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The KIT gene is associated with the english spotting coat color locus and congenital megacolon in Checkered Giant rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Fontanesi Luca, Vargiolu Manuela, Scotti Emilio, Latorre Rocco, Faussone Pellegrini Maria Simonetta, Mazzoni Maurizio, Asti Martina, Chiocchetti Roberto, Romeo Giovanni, Clavenzani Paolo, De Giorgio Roberto
Abstract excerpt
The English spotting coat color locus in rabbits, also known as Dominant white spotting locus, is determined by an incompletely dominant allele (En). Rabbits homozygous for the recessive wild-type allele (en/en) are self-colored, heterozygous En/en rabbits are normally spotted, and homozygous En/En animals are almost completely white. Compared to vital en/en and En/en rabbits, En/En animals are subvital because...
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