What’s the Difference Between a Dominant and Recessive Gene?
Samantha Brooks, PhD
August 23, 2017
Dr. Samantha Brooks explains how dominant and recessive genes differ and how they are expressed in individual horses.
Dr. Samantha Brooks explains how dominant and recessive genes differ and how they are expressed in individual horses.
Dr. Ernest Bailey explains how to collect a DNA sample from your horse and how the lab tests it.
Researchers say naked foal syndrome is related to a nonsense gene variant and appears to be unique to Akhal-Tekes.
Of the 270 respondents, only 74 (27%) said they’ve had a horse tested for a genetic disorder or disease.
Research is offering more insight into inherited diseases and conditions in our horses. Learn more about HYPP, PSSM, overo lethal white syndrome, lavender foal syndrome, HERDA, SCID, and more.
There was no difference in birth weight, but placenta weight was lower and size was smaller in winter-foaling mares.
The paternal lines of nearly all modern horses trace to stallions brought to Europe from Asia over the last 700 years.
Genetic and genomic research could help veterinarians diagnose disease early and select more targeted treatments.
What could be the cause of this horse’s strange eyelid indentation?
Researchers say this seems to confirm lore that some horse breeds are more susceptible to EMS than others.
Is your stallion expected to perform in both the breeding shed and the arena? Here’s what you need to know.
A scientific basis behind breeding can allow for more informed decisions as horse breeding and equestrian sports evolve.
In the Middle Ages sorrel horses outnumbered all other coat colors, with bay and black following close behind.
The Yakutian horse made one of the fastest evolutionary adaptations known in large mammals, in just 800 years.
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common cancer found in equine eyes and the second most common equine tumor overall.
Learn to recognize and treat this condition that can threaten foals within the first 24 hours of life.
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