Showing posts with label coat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coat. Show all posts

Thursday, August 27, 2009

genetics of dog hair (length and curl)


new Science Express paper from Ostrander lab: Variation in dog coat phenotypes largely due to mutations at just 3 genes (RSPO2, FGF5, and KRT71).
This is exciting -- for several reasons!

here is an NPR snippet about the article (thanks for tip, Monica):