Observatory - Three Genes Determine the Nature of a Dog’s Coat - NYTimes.com

Observatory - Three Genes Determine the Nature of a Dog’s Coat - NYTimes.com: "The researchers then used that information to look at a large dataset of genetic information from about 900 dogs representing 80 breeds. They were able to identify mutations at specific points, or loci, on three genes linked to fur length, curliness and growth pattern (bushy eyebrows, beards and other features that dog breeders refer to as furnishings)."