Article
[The hooded allele and selection of wild Norway rats Rattus norvegicus for behavior].
Genetika - 1 Aug 1997
Trut L N, Iliushina I Z, Prasolova L A, Kim A A
Abstract excerpt
Selection of wild gray rats for domestication (tame behavior) resulted in a sharp increase in the frequency of heterozygotes at the h allele of hooded, the main locus of rat depigmentation. The observed effect of the selection on the manifestation of the h allele is compared with similar effects giving rise to piebaldness in other animals subjected to experimental domestication. The results are discussed in terms...
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