A Non-Synonymous HMGA2 Variant Decreases Height in Shetland Ponies and Other Small Horses.

A Non-Synonymous HMGA2 Variant Decreases Height in Shetland Ponies and Other Small Horses.

The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) such as height and their underlying causative variants is still challenging and often requires large sample sizes. In humans hundreds of loci with small effects control the heritable portion of height variability. In domestic animals, typically onl...

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Main Authors: Mirjam Frischknecht, Vidhya Jagannathan, Philippe Plattet, Markus Neuditschko, Heidi Signer-Hasler, Iris Bachmann, Alicja Pacholewska, Cord Drögemüller, Elisabeth Dietschi, Christine Flury, Stefan Rieder, Tosso Leeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140749

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