Emmeline Hill

Dr Emmeline Hill is an Irish horse geneticist who is credited with discovering a gene for speed in horses.

Dr Hill has published a paper in the peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE entitled A sequence polymorphism in MSTN predicts sprinting ability and racing stamina in Thoroughbred horses, which describes the identification of the DNA sequence variant in the horse myostatin gene.^[1]

This discovery has major implications for the value of thoroughbred racehorses and for the global horse breeding industry.^[2] It has led to the invention of genetic tests which can predict the racing ability of a horse.^[3]

References

1. ^ "A Sequence Polymorphism in MSTN Predicts Sprinting Ability and Racing Stamina in Thoroughbred Horses". Plos One. 01-20-2010. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008645. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0008645. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 
2. ^ Jurga, Fran (2010-01-20). "Genetic Test for Thoroughbred Racehorse ‘Speed Gene’ Ready for Commercial Launch in Ireland". The Jurga Report: Horse Health Headlines. Horsehealth.blogs.equisearch.com. http://horsehealth.blogs.equisearch.com/2010/01/genetic-test-for-thoroughbred-racehorse.html. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 
3. ^ "Test for the Best". Equinome. http://www.equinome.com/index.html. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 

External links

• Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD - Emmeline Hill. University College Dublin.

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