A genome-wide SNP-association study confirms a sequence variant (g.66493737C>T) in the equine myostatin (MSTN) gene as the most powerful predictor of optimum racing distance for Thoroughbred racehorses

BACKGROUND: Thoroughbred horses have been selected for traits contributing to speed and stamina for centuries. It is widely recognized that inherited variation in physical and physiological characteristics is responsible for variation in individual aptitude for race distance, and that muscle phenoty...

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Autores principales: Hill, Emmeline W, McGivney, Beatrice A, Gu, Jingjing, Whiston, Ronan, MacHugh, David E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3091701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20932346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-552

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3091701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20932346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-552

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