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SUBMITTER: Tandon D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6627829 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tandon Dhriti D Ressler Kyra K Petticord Daniel D Papa Andrea A Jiranek Juliana J Wilkinson Riley R Kartzinel Rebecca Y RY Ostrander Elaine A EA Burney Nathaniel N Borden Carol C Udell Monique A R MAR VonHoldt Bridgett M BM
Genes 20190609 6
Assistance dog training programs can see as many as 60% of their trainees dismissed. Many training programs utilize behavioral assays prior to admittance to identify likely successful candidates, yet such assays can be insconsistent. Recently, four canine retrotransposon mobile element insertions (MEIs) in or near genes <i>WBSCR17</i> (Cfa6.6 and Cfa6.7), <i>GTF2I</i> (Cfa6.66) and <i>POM121</i> (Cfa6.83) were identified in domestic dogs and gray wolves. Variations in these MEIs were significant ...[more]