Photo: Vanzetti · CC BY-SA 3.0 dog breed · 927 on Animalso
hairless dog
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About the hairless dog
A hairless dog is a dog with a genetic disposition for hairlessness and hair loss. There are two known types of genetic hairlessness, a dominant and a recessive type. The dominant type is caused by ectodermal dysplasia as a result of a mutation in the FOXI3 autosomal gene.
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- hairless dog — Vanzetti · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
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