A Homozygous Missense Mutation in the Fibroblast Growth Factor 5 Gene Is Associated with the Long-Hair Trait in Angora Rabbits

    June 2023 in “ BMC genomics ”
    Nazira Fatima, Linying Jia, Baoning Liu … Enqi Liu
    Studysummary This study found that a specific genetic mutation in the Fgf5 gene may contribute to the long-hair trait in Angora rabbits by reducing the binding capacity of the FGF5 protein.
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