Trait overview

Variants in Fibroblast Growth Factor-5 (FGF-5) gene are responsible for longhair coats in dogs.

Gene name(s)

FGF5

Inheritance

TT is long hair, GG or GT is shorter hair.

More common in the following breeds

, Longhaired Whippet, , , , , , , , r, , , ,

Citations

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16879338/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19713490/ https://www.omia.org/OMIA000439/9615/