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Product number: GSH218

Predicted Height - Horse

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Description

Genes examined

  • LCORL
Height in animals depends on multiple factors including genes and the environment. One genetic variant (a single basepair change in the LCORL-regulatory region) has a strong influence on height in warmblood horses.
This test enables breeders to predict a horse’s adult height before they are fully grown (accuracy: 70% ; +/- 5 cm) and to plan breedings to select for taller or shorter horses.
Genetics Knowledge Lexicon
Properties
Species: Horse
Category: Characteristics
Effect: Body size
Race: American Warmblood, Andalusian/Pura Raza Española (PRE), Anglo-Arabisches Halbblut, Anglo-European Sporthorse (AES), Anglo-Norman, Austrian Warmblood, Bavarian Warmblood, Belgian Warmblood (BWP), Brandenburger Warmblood, British Warmblood, Czech Warmblood (CZEWB), Danish Warmblood (DWB), Dutch Warmblood, Frederiksborger, Gelderlander, German Sport Horse (DSP), Hanoverian, Hessian Warmblood, Hispano-Arabian, Holsteiner, Horse of Unknown Origin (ONC), Hungarian Sport Horse, Hungarian Warmblood, Irish Cob, Irish Sport Horse (ISH), Italian Sport Horse, KWPN, Knabstrupper, La Silla Sporthorse, Latvian Warmblood, Lusitano (PSL), Luxembourg Warmblood, Mecklenburg Warmblood, Mixed breed / Grade Horse, Norwegian Warmblood, Oldenburg Horse, Polish Halfbred, Polish Warmblood, Pura Raza Española (PRE)/Andalusian, Rhenish Warmblood, Rottaler Warmblood, Russian Warmblood, Saxon-Thuringian Heavy Warmblood, Saxony-Anhaltiner Warmblood, Selle Français, Silesian Warmblood, Small German Riding Horse, Spanish Sport Horse, Swedish Warmblood (Sv Hst), Swiss Sport Horse, Swiss Warmblood, Thoroughbred, Tinker, Traditional Gypsy Cob, Trakehner, Warmblood, Westphalian, Württemberger, Zangersheide, Zweibrücker, breed not given
Type: DNA Tests