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Spotted phenotypes in horses lost attractiveness in the Middle Ages.
Scientific reports - 7 Dec 2016
Wutke Saskia, Benecke Norbert, Sandoval-Castellanos Edson, Döhle Hans-Jürgen, Friederich Susanne, Gonzalez Javier, Hallsson Jón Hallsteinn, Hofreiter Michael, Lõugas Lembi, Magnell Ola, Morales-Muniz Arturo, Orlando Ludovic, Pálsdóttir Albína Hulda, Reissmann Monika, Ruttkay Matej, Trinks Alexandra, Ludwig Arne
Abstract excerpt
Horses have been valued for their diversity of coat colour since prehistoric times; this is especially the case since their domestication in the Caspian steppe in ~3,500 BC. Although we can assume that human preferences were not constant, we have only anecdotal information about how domestic horses were influenced by humans. Our results from genotype analyses show a significant increase in spotted coats in early...
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