The Journal of Heredity 1985:76(3):217-218
© 1985 The American Genetic Association 76:217-218
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Chinese crested dog
The author's address is St. Stephen's Road Nursery, London W13 8HB, England. He is indebted to Olwyn Harbottle, Barrie and Brenda Jones, and Donald Meak for assistance; also to Diana Pearce for the photograph.
Abstract
The Chinese crested dog is devoid of hair except for the crown of the head, lower part of the limbs and tail. The breed is produced by a dominant gene for hypotrichosis (Hr) In combination with the gene for long hair (I). The homozygote HrHr is a prenatal lethal, hence the Chinese crested dog is an obligate heterozygote. The long haired segregants, ++//, are known as powderpuffs.
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