A deletion in exon 9 of the LIPH gene is responsible for the rex hair coat phenotype in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus).

We also observed that all primary hair follicles from rex rabbits were present in the follicular groups and each of these hair follicles produced a hair with circular shape like downs ( Figure 1C ).There were very highly significant differences (p<0.001) in the diameter and length of fibers as well as the coarse fiber content between the two coat phenotypes ( Table 1 ).

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