Five genetic variants explain over 70% of hair coat pheomelanin intensity variation in purebred and mixed breed domestic dogs

• Andrea J. Slavney ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: aslavney@embarkvet.com

  Affiliation Embark Veterinary, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7791-9267

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• Takeshi Kawakami,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Embark Veterinary, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9204-6852

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• Meghan K. Jensen,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Embark Veterinary, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0092-8506

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• Thomas C. Nelson,

  Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Embark Veterinary, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Aaron J. Sams,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Embark Veterinary, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Adam R. Boyko

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Embark Veterinary, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

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