%0 Journal Article %T A case of canine chimerism diagnosed using coat color tests. %A Dreger DL %A Schmutz SM %J Mol Cell Probes %V 26 %N 6 %D Dec 2012 %M 22433982 %F 3.285 %R 10.1016/j.mcp.2012.03.004 %X Through the use of PCR based coat color tests, we were able to diagnose a dog that exhibits an unusual coat color phenotype as an XX/XX chimera. Coat color alleles vary widely among dog breeds, presenting a novel method for detecting chimerism using diagnostic tests for known coat color alleles.