Table 1 ERE1+ and ERE1- genotyping at the myostatin locus
Number of alleles (%) | Homozygous individuals (%) | Heterozygous individuals (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | ERE1+ | ERE1- | ERE1+/+ | ERE1−/− | ERE1+/− | ||
A | Quarter Horse | 20 | 23 (57.5) | 17 (42.5) | 9 (45) | 6 (30) | 5 (25) |
Andalusian | 20 | 3 (7.5) | 37 (92.5) | 0 | 17 (85) | 3 (15) | |
Lipizzaner | 23 | 0 | 46 (100) | 0 | 23 (100) | 0 | |
Norwegian Fjord | 20 | 0 | 40 (100) | 0 | 20 (100) | 0 | |
Icelandic Pony | 19 | 0 | 38 (100) | 0 | 19 (100) | 0 | |
Przewalski’s Horse | 20 | 0 | 40 (100) | 0 | 20 (100) | 0 | |
B | Show Jumpers | 30 | 1 (1.7) | 59 (98.3) | 0 | 29 (96.7) | 1 (3.3) |
Italian Trotters | 90 | 0 | 180 (100) | 0 | 90 (100) | 0 | |
Unselected Italian Thoroughbreds | 75 | 65 (43.3) | 85 (56.7) | 18 (24.0) | 28 (37.3) | 29 (38.7) | |
Elite Italian Thoroughbreds | 117 | 135 (57.7) | 99 (42.3) | 33 (28.2) | 15 (12.8) | 69 (59.0) | |