The Oregon rex is shown to be due to an autosomal recessive gene (symbol ro) and is independent of the two previously known rexoid genes, Cornish rex and Devon rex.
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Robinson, R. Oregon rex—A fourth rexoid coat mutant in the cat. Genetica 43, 236–238 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123630
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123630