[Mb-civic] BBC E-mail: DNA study of 'greatest racehorse'

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Research conducted at Trinity College Dublin has already shown that today's racehorses can trace their line to a very small group of animals imported from the Near East and North Africa in the early 1700s. 

"The effective number of founders is only about 28," said Patrick Cunningham, a professor of animal genetics at Trinity. "They contribute pretty well all the genes seen in today's population, and the top 10 contribute about 80% of the genes." 



** DNA study of 'greatest racehorse' **
Eclipse, the stallion described by many as the greatest racehorse of all time, is to have his DNA studied by scientists.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/4216914.stm >


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