Influence of stochastic events on the phenotypic variation of common white leg markings in the Arabian horse: implications for various genetic disorders in humans.

Abstract excerpt

One method of assessing the influence of stochastic events on phenotypic variation is to study morphological differences in paired limbs of the same individual. These limbs have identical genotypes and similar intra-uterine environments and are analogous to monozygotic twins. Common white leg markings have a multifactorial mode of inheritance in the Arabian horse. Asymmetry occurs frequently for these markings....

Topics

• Animals
• Forelimb
• Genetic Diseases, Inborn
• Genetic Variation
• Hair Color
• Hindlimb
• Horses
• Humans
• Phenotype