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A loss-of-function mutation in RORB disrupts saltatorial locomotion in rabbits.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2021
Carneiro Miguel, Vieillard Jennifer, Andrade Pedro, Boucher Samuel, Afonso Sandra, Blanco-Aguiar José A, Santos Nuno, Branco João, Esteves Pedro J, Ferrand Nuno, Kullander Klas, Andersson Leif
Abstract excerpt
Saltatorial locomotion is a type of hopping gait that in mammals can be found in rabbits, hares, kangaroos, and some species of rodents. The molecular mechanisms that control and fine-tune the formation of this type of gait are unknown. Here, we take advantage of one strain of domesticated rabbits, the sauteur d'Alfort, that exhibits an abnormal locomotion behavior defined by the loss of the typical jumping that...
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