RAPD ANALYSIS OF THREE BREEDING LINES IN HORSES

Authors

Gregory B. Tilton, Brigham Young University
Dr. Robert L. Park, Brigham Young University
Jerran Flinders, Brigham Young University

Keywords

RAPDs, breeding lines, horses

College

Life Sciences

Department

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science

Abstract

The focus of this project was two-fold. First, to test whether RAPDS, a genetic marker finding technique, could be used to find markers in three separate sire/offspring groups of horses. Second, to determine whether we could use RAPDs to produce a similarity index indicating how genetically related the different groups were to each other, a process that may be valuable in a future genetic study of horse gait. We used the DNA from three horse sires and seven of their offspring, giving a total of twenty-four different horses. The individuals, all of which are registered Missouri Foxtrotters, are located on the Juddabeth Ranch in Snowville, Utah.

Recommended Citation

Tilton, Gregory B.; Park, Dr. Robert L.; and Flinders, Jerran (2013) "RAPD ANALYSIS OF THREE BREEDING LINES IN HORSES," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1390.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1390