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An epistatic effect of KRT25 on SP6 is involved in curly coat in horses.
Scientific reports - 23 Apr 2018
Thomer Annika, Gottschalk Maren, Christmann Anna, Naccache Fanny, Jung Klaus, Hewicker-Trautwein Marion, Distl Ottmar, Metzger Julia
Abstract excerpt
Curly coat represents an extraordinary type of coat in horses, particularly seen in American Bashkir Curly Horses and Missouri Foxtrotters. In some horses with curly coat, a hypotrichosis of variable extent was observed, making the phenotype appear more complex. In our study, we aimed at investigating the genetic background of curly coat with and without hypotrichosis using high density bead chip genotype and...
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