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Skeletal variation in Tennessee Walking Horses maps to the LCORL/NCAPG gene region.
Physiological genomics - 1 May 2016
Staiger E A, Al Abri M A, Pflug K M, Kalla S E, Ainsworth D M, Miller D, Raudsepp T, Sutter N B, Brooks S A
Abstract excerpt
Conformation has long been a driving force in horse selection and breed creation as a predictor for performance. The Tennessee Walking Horse (TWH) ranges in size from 1.5 to 1.7 m and is often used as a trail, show, and pleasure horse. To investigate the contribution of genetics to body conformation in the TWH, we collected DNA samples, body measurements, and gait/training information from 282 individuals. We...
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