Re: RC: genes from dam

["Bonita B. Young" <corky@foothill.net>]

As that I have a client that has done an embryo transfer, I am wondering how the
mitochondrial DNA will affect this union.
Corky Young

CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 7/15/99 6:51:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Momma244@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << As I am not very knowledgable on subject, is it true that a foal gets 70%
> of
>  genes from the dam? TIA >>
>
> No, just 50% of its genes.  But it also gets its mitochondrial DNA from the
> dam, as well as its upbringing, and those factors are likely why the old-time
> horsemen say that a foal is 70% the dam and 30% the sire.
>
> Heidi
>
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