Assertion: mare's foal | /r/HasProperty | homozygous
Facets:
value: for the frame overo gene
type: PURPOSE
value: for the lp allele
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: If a foal is homozygous for the LP allele and has extensive dense white patterning, they will appear nearly white at birth, and may continue to lighten with age.
text: DNA sequencing revealed that the affected foal was homozygous for a missense mutation in the gene encoding CLCN1, a protein which regulates the excitability of the skeletal muscle.
text: There is also the possibility of lethal white syndrome, a fatal disease seen in foals who are homozygous for the frame overo gene.