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Dwarfism in Dexter cattle is not caused by the mutations in FGFR3 responsible for achondroplasia in humans.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 1997
Usha A P, Lester D H, Williams J L
Abstract excerpt
Dexter cattle carry a genetic defect causing a dwarf phenotype in the heterozygotes (Dx+/-), while homozygotes (Dx+/+) are stillborn with extreme shortening of limbs and gross craniofacial defects and are described as 'bulldog' calves. The heterozygous phenotype has been likened to achondroplastic dwarfism in humans (ACH), which has recently been shown to be the result of mutations in the transmembrane region of...
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