Linkage between genes for coat colour and for blood plasma esterase in dogs |
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| Authors: | I C Arnold J Bouw |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, De Uithof-Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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| Abstract: | A study on linkage in dogs has been made on the basis of comparable studies in other mammal species. In a breeding experiment one dog was mated to 14 bitches. The dog was heterozygous for the plasma esterase locus (Es-1) and the extension locus (E) for coat colour. The 14 bitches, homozygous for both loci, produced a total of 96 offspring. The recombination distance between the loci is calculated to be 34.4 +/- 4.8 cM. The basis for homology between species for the two loci has been discussed. |
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| Keywords: | linkage plasma esterase coat colour dogs |
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