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The gene for Snell's dwarfism in mice is located in linkage group XI at a distance of about 33 map units from theobese locus which is linked towhite microphtalmia. The order is:dw-ob-mi wh.
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van der Kroon, P.H.W., Buis, A.J.M. Linkage of dwarf with obese in the mouse. Genetica 41, 57–60 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00958893
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