Developmental Genetics of Color Pattern Establishment in Cats

November 2020 in “ bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) ”

Christopher B. Kaelin, Kelly A. McGowan, Gregory S. Barsh

gene expression epidermal thickness Wnt inhibitor Dickkopf 4 Dkk4 Ticked pattern hair follicle spacing

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Studysummary In this study, researchers found that the gene Dkk4 influences color pattern formation in domestic cat fetuses, and its mutation is linked to the Ticked pattern type.

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