Coat colour in dogs: Identification of the Merle locus in the Australian shepherd breed

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-10

  Hédan, Benoit ^a   Corre, Sébastien ^a   Hitte, Christophe ^a   Dréano, Stéphane ^a   Vilboux, Thierry ^a   Derrien, Thomas ^a   Denis, Bernard ^b   Galibert, Francis ^a   Galibert, Marie Dominique ^a   André, Catherine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

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CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646267914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-2-9     Document Type: Article

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