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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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Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |