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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.
BMC genomics - 11 Oct 2010
Hill Emmeline W, McGivney Beatrice A, Gu Jingjing, Whiston Ronan, Machugh David E
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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 phenotypes in particular are important. RESULTS: A genome-wide SNP-association study for optimum racing distance was...
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