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A Mutation in Dogs Reveals New Role for Protein (2 of 3)

Caption: The coats of the puppies in this litter of Great Danes is controlled by a gene that researchers just discovered. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 19, 2007 issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. S.I. Candille and colleagues at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., was titled 'A beta-defensin mutation causes black coat color in domestic dogs.'

Credit: Image courtesy of S. Schmutz and J.P. Yousha

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