Product Description
Wire Hair in Dog – Wh Locus
Wire hair describes the coarse, bristly coat especially common in terrier breeds. It is also associated with a pattern of increased hair length around the chin, muzzle and above the eyes (referred to as facial furnishings). A 167 bp insertion in R-spondin 2 gene (RSPO2) was associated with wire hair and furnishings. RSPO2 is a secreted activator of a signalling pathway implicated in several aspects of hair follicle biology. The trait is dominant to smooth coat.