Bulldogs' Screw Tails Linked to Human Genetic Disease (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Bulldogs' Screw Tails Linked to Human Genetic Disease

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Moxie, a 3-year-old French bulldog, took part in a study of the genetics of 'screwtail' dog breeds (bulldogs, French bulldogs and Boston terriers). A common mutation in these dogs is similar to genetic changes in a rare human disease, Robinow syndrome.

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Katy Robertson

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