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Does heterozygosity at the DMRT3 gene make French trotters better racers?

BACKGROUND: Recently, a mutation was discovered in the DMRT3 gene that controls pacing in horses. The mutant allele A is fixed in the American Standardbred trotter breed, while in the French trotter breed, the frequency of the wild-type allele C is still 24%. This study aimed at measuring the effect...

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Autor principal: Ricard, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0095-7