Associations between the coat color and the blood-group system D antigens in horses
Kniazev, S.P.; Nikitin, S.V.
Genetika 35(4): 499-503
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-6758 PMID: 10420273 Document Number: 498657
The study of the association between the coat-color variants and the blood-group system D antigens in the populations of two related trotter breeds (Orlov Trotter and Russian Trotter) showed the presence of three associations between these characters in the Orlov Trotter breed. In the populations of Russian trotters, these associations were not detected. Possible reasons for the formation and maintenance of these associations and the role of the selection for coat color in the differentiation of breeds by the frequencies of some system D antigens are discussed.