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Developmental genetics of color pattern establishment in cats.
Nature communications - 7 Sept 2021
Kaelin Christopher B, McGowan Kelly A, Barsh Gregory S
Abstract excerpt
Intricate color patterns are a defining aspect of morphological diversity in the Felidae. We applied morphological and single-cell gene expression analysis to fetal skin of domestic cats to identify when, where, and how, during fetal development, felid color patterns are established. Early in development, we identify stripe-like alterations in epidermal thickness preceded by a gene expression pre-pattern. The...
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