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Inheritance of the harlequin color in Great Dane dogs.

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Sponenberg D P

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The harlequin color pattern of Great Dane dogs differs from merle in that the background is white instead of blue. Harlequin by harlequin matings produced 60 black, 77 harlequin, 42 merle, and 35 homozygous merle pups. Harlequin by black matings produced 44 black, 26 harlequin, 25 merle, and one...

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Animals
Dogs
Genes, Lethal
Genotype
Hair
Pedigree
Skin Pigmentation

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PMID: 3998446
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110079

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