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Analysis of large versus small dogs reveals three genes on the canine X chromosome associated with body weight, muscling and back fat thickness

Domestic dog breeds display significant diversity in both body mass and skeletal size, resulting from intensive selective pressure during the formation and maintenance of modern breeds. While previous studies focused on the identification of alleles that contribute to small skeletal size, little is...

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Autores principales: Plassais, Jocelyn, Rimbault, Maud, Williams, Falina J., Davis, Brian W., Schoenebeck, Jeffrey J., Ostrander, Elaine A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28257443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006661