Population genetics of Great Basin feral horses.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.1994.tb00405.x

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Population genetics of Great Basin feral horses.

Animal genetics - 1 Jun 1994

Bowling A T

Abstract excerpt

The genetic make-up of Great Basin wild (feral) horses was investigated by blood typing studies. Blood samples of 975 feral horses from seven trap sites in Nevada and Oregon were tested by serological and electrophoretic techniques for genetic markers at 19 polymorphic loci. The average number of...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Animals, Wild
Blood Group Antigens
Blood Proteins
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Heterozygote
Horses
Male
Nevada
Oregon

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