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The Genetic Origin of Short Tail in Endangered Korean Dog, DongGyeongi.
Scientific reports - 30 Aug 2017
Yoo DongAhn, Kim Kwondo, Kim Hyaekang, Cho Seoae, Kim Jin Nam, Lim Dajeong, Choi Seog-Gyu, Choi Bong-Hwan, Kim Heebal
Abstract excerpt
The tail of many animal species is responsible for various physiological functions. The functional importance of tail may have brought tail-loss to attention in many evolutionary and developmental studies. To provide a better explanation for the loss of tail, the current study aims to identify the evolutionary history and putative causal variants for the short tail in DongGyeongi (DG), an endangered dog breed,...
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