Horse gaits controlled by genetic mutation spread by humans, new study reveals

Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

From the Faroe Pony to the Spanish Mustang, fewer animals have played such a central role in human history as the horse. New research in Animal Genetics reveals that a horse's gait, an attribute central to its importance to humans, is influenced by a genetic mutation, spread by humans across the world.

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