Quantitative analysis of parent-of-origin effect in reproductive and morphological selection criteria in the Pura Raza Española horse.

Abstract excerpt

It is generally assumed that parents make a genetically equal contribution to their offspring, but this assumption might not always hold. This is because the expression of a gene can be blocked by methylation during gametogenesis, and the degree of methylation can depend on the origin of the parental gene (imprinting) or by preferential management associated with genetic merit. The first consequences of this for...

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• Alleles
• Horses
• Patient Selection
• Pedigree
• Phenotype