An international parentage and identification panel for the domestic cat (Felis catus).
Michael J. LipinskiYves AmiguesM. BlasiT. E. BroadCorinne CherbonnelGil‐Jae ChoSean W. CorleyP. DaftariDelphine DelattreS. DileanisJohn M. FlynnDário GrattapagliaAlan J. GuthrieCindy K. HarperPirjo KarttunenHideo KimuraGeorge M. LewisM. LongeriJ-Claude J.-C. MeriauxMitsuo MORITAR. C. Morrin‐O'DonnellTirri NiiniNiels C. PedersenG. PerrottaM. PolliS. RittlerRainer SchubbertM.G. StrillacciH. van HaeringenWA. Van HaeringenLeslie A. Lyons
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