Confirmation that a deletion in the POMC gene is associated with body weight of Labrador Retriever dogs.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.02.014
Abstract: A 14-bp deletion present in the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene of Labrador and Flat Coat Retrievers (FCR), but absent in POMC of other breeds, disrupts the β-MSH and β-endorphin coding sequences. This deletion was recently reported… read more here.
Keywords: labrador; deletion; body weight; pomc gene ... See more keywords