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Differences in transcription and promoters of Xmrk-1 and Xmrk-2 genes suggest a role for Xmrk-2 in pigment pattern development in the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus.
Cell growth & differentiation : the molecular biology journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jun 1994
Woolcock B W, Schmidt B M, Kallman K D, Vielkind J R
Abstract excerpt
Pigment (macromelanophore) patterns in the platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus are due to a complex pigmentary locus; for example, the spotted-dorsal (Sd) fin pattern is due to the Sd locus. In interspecific backcross hybrids with the swordtail X. helleri, the Sd pattern changes into benign or malignant dorsal fin melanoma as a result of hemi- or homozygous loss of a platyfish regulatory (R) gene, the tumor...
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