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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | Mobile DNA |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0131-6 |