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Genetic models for the inheritance of the silver colour mutation of foxes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Flemming Skjøth ,
Outi Lohi  and
Alun Thomas
Flemming Skjøth*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Plant and Soil Science, Department of Biometry and Informatics, Research Centre Foulum P.O. Box 23, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
Outi Lohi
Affiliation:
National Institute of Animal Science, Department for Small Farm Animals, Research Centre Foulum P.O. Box 39, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
Alun Thomas
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7A Y, UK
*
* Corresponding author

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We consider genetic models for the inheritance of the particular colour patterns of silver foxes. The models are evaluated by computation of statistical likelihoods based on observations of related foxes in extended pedigrees. Problems caused by incomplete paternity information are addressed by inferences based on phenotypic observations. The unreliability of subjective evaluations of fur colour also provides difficulty, in particular crossfoxes emerge as being difficult to differentiate. No evidence of linkage between Agouti locus and Extension locus is found in this dataset.

Type
Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , August 1994 , pp. 11 - 18
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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