Length variations within the Merle retrotransposon of canine PMEL: correlating genotype with phenotype

Length variations within the Merle retrotransposon of canine PMEL: correlating genotype with phenotype

Abstract Background The antisense insertion of a canine short interspersed element (SINEC_Cf) in the pigmentation gene PMEL (or SILV) causes a coat pattern phenotype in dogs termed merle. Merle is a semi-dominant trait characterized by patches of full pigmentation on a diluted background. The oligo(...

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Main Authors: Sarah C. Murphy, Jacquelyn M. Evans, Kate L. Tsai, Leigh Anne Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Mobile DNA
Subjects:
SILV
Dilution
Pigmentation
Dog
SINE
Mononucleotide repeat
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0131-6

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