Found: the gene for hairlessness in Deerhounds !!!
4 April 2019 | 
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Tuesday evening I got a very excited Marjan de Raad on the phone who told me that they found the gene for hairlessness in Deerhounds.
Research into this problem took place in both Canada and Finland, but the University of Helsinki was the one to come up with this great message.
Marjan contacted the professor from the University who told her that the hairlessness test is likely to be available in America and Europe in mid-April.
The research showed that 12% is a carrier of the hairless gene, so it is advisable if you have a Deerhound from the lines in which hairlessness occurs or have produced, and you have plans to breed with it, to have it tested for this as well as his / her partner.
You can read the entire article at:
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/life-science-news/a-bald-gene-finding
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