Accumulating Mutations in Series of Haplotypes at the KIT and MITF Loci Are Major Determinants of White Markings in Franches-Montagnes Horses

• Bianca Haase ,

  * E-mail: bianca.haase@sydney.edu.au

  Affiliations Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Heidi Signer-Hasler,

  Affiliation Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Food Science and Management, Bern University of Applied Science, Zollikofen, Switzerland

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• Matthew M. Binns,

  Affiliation Equine Analysis, Midway, Kentucky, United States of America

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• Gabriela Obexer-Ruff,

  Affiliation Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Regula Hauswirth,

  Affiliation Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Rebecca R. Bellone,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Dominik Burger,

  Affiliation Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine, ALP-Haras and University of Bern, Avenches, Switzerland

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• Stefan Rieder ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan Rieder, Claire M. Wade, Tosso Leeb

  Affiliation Agroscope ALP-Haras Research Station, Swiss National Stud Farm, Avenches, Switzerland

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• Claire M. Wade ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan Rieder, Claire M. Wade, Tosso Leeb

  Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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• Tosso Leeb

  Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan Rieder, Claire M. Wade, Tosso Leeb

  Affiliations Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, DermFocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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