The Journal of Heredity 1988:79(1):71-71
© 1988 The American Genetic Association 79:71
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Linkage of the Satin and Umbrous Loci in the Syrian Hamster
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Abstract
Linkage is reported between the loci for satin (Sa) coat and umbrous (U) coat color in the Syrian hamster. The estimated crossover percentage is 16.3 ± 1.0. The two loci assorted independently of four of the five known autosomal linkage groups of the hamster.