R-locus for roaned coat is associated with a tandem duplication in an intronic region of USH2A in dogs and also contributes to Dalmatian spotting
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248233
Abstract: Structural variations (SVs) represent a large fraction of all genetic diversity, but how this genetic diversity is translated into phenotypic and organismal diversity is unclear. Explosive diversification of dog coat color and patterns after domestication… read more here.
Keywords: duplication intronic; diversity; tandem duplication; coat ... See more keywords