Horse Genome Publication Key to Enhanced Research, Understanding

by: Christa Lesté-Lasserre
Where does an Appaloosa get its spots? What makes one horse more naturally suited for Western pleasure than dressage? Why do some horses get laminitis, and others don't? The short answer we all know is, "It's in the genes." Accurate, but abstract. The Horse Genome Project is finally able to answer some of these mystifying questions. For the past four ...