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Genetic basis of escape-related locomotor performance in a wild-introgressed sheep population.
Current biology : CB - 7 Sept 2026
Huang Jia-Hui, Yang Ji, Zhong Hai-An, Xu Song-Song, Jia Shan-Gang, Luo Ling-Yun, Orlando Ludovic, Li Meng-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Rapid running and jumping are core components of escape responses in prey animals and provide measurable traits for studying locomotor performance in large mammals. The genetic basis of these escape-related locomotor traits remains poorly understood in large mammals, partly because repeated, standardized phenotyping under field conditions is challenging. Here, we leveraged a sheep population carrying...
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- Animals
- Mice
- Escape Reaction
- Locomotion
- Sheep
- Female
- Mice, Knockout
