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The origin of ambli...
The origin of ambling horses
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- Wutke, Saskia (author)
- Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research,Leibniz Inst Zoo & Wildlife Res, Dept Evolutionary Genet, Alfred Kowalke Str 17, D-10315 Berlin, Germany.
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- Andersson, Leif (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Uppsala University,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Institutionen för husdjursgenetik (HGEN),Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics,Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi,Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Dept Anim Breeding & Genet, S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Benecke, Norbert (author)
- German Archaeological Institute,German Archaeol Inst, Dept Nat Sci, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
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- Sandoval-Castellanos, Edson (author)
- National Autonomous University of Mexico,Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Ciencias Complejidad, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
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- Gonzalez, Javier (author)
- University of Potsdam,Univ Potsdam, Inst Biochem & Biol, Fac Math & Nat Sci, Karl Liebknecht Str 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn (author)
- Agricultural University of Iceland,Agr Univ Iceland, Fac Land & Anim Resources, IS-112 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- Lõugas, Lembi (author)
- Tallinn University,Tallinn Univ, Archaeol Res Collect, Ruutli 10, EE-10130 Tallinn, Estonia.
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- Magnell, Ola (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Historiska museet,Universitetets kultur- och museiverksamheter,The Historical Museum,University Cultural and Public Centres,Natl Hist Museums, Contract Archaeol, S-22660 Lund, Sweden.
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- Morales-Muniz, Arturo (author)
- Autonomous University of Madrid,Univ Autonoma Madrid, Lab Archaeozool, Madrid, Spain.
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- Orlando, Ludovic (author)
- University of Copenhagen,Univ Copenhagen, Nat Hist Museum Denmark, Ctr GeoGenet, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
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- Pálsdóttir, Albína Hulda (author)
- Agricultural University of Iceland,Agr Univ Iceland, Fac Land & Anim Resources, IS-112 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- Reissmann, Monika (author)
- Humboldt University of Berlin,Humboldt Univ, Fac Life Sci, Albrecht Daniel Thaer Inst, D-10115 Berlin, Germany.
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- Muñoz-Rodríguez, Mariana B. (author)
- University of York,Univ York, Dept Archaeol, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England.
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- Ruttkay, Matej (author)
- Slovak Academy of Sciences,Slovak Acad Sci, Inst Archaeol, Nitra 94921, Slovakia.
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- Trinks, Alexandra (author)
- University of Potsdam,Univ Potsdam, Inst Biochem & Biol, Fac Math & Nat Sci, Karl Liebknecht Str 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Hofreiter, Michael (author)
- University of Potsdam,Univ Potsdam, Inst Biochem & Biol, Fac Math & Nat Sci, Karl Liebknecht Str 24-25, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Ludwig, Arne (author)
- Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research,Leibniz Inst Zoo & Wildlife Res, Dept Evolutionary Genet, Alfred Kowalke Str 17, D-10315 Berlin, Germany.
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Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Leibniz Inst Zoo & Wildlife Res, Dept Evolutionary Genet, Alfred Kowalke Str 17, D-10315 Berlin, Germany (creator_code:org_t)
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- Elsevier BV, 2016
- 2016
- English.
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In: Current Biology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0960-9822 .- 1879-0445. ; 26:15, s. 697-699
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- Horseback riding is the most fundamental use of domestic horses and has had a huge influence on the development of human societies for millennia. Over time, riding techniques and the style of riding improved. Therefore, horses with the ability to perform comfortable gaits (e.g. ambling or pacing), so-called ‘gaited’ horses, have been highly valued by humans, especially for long distance travel. Recently, the causative mutation for gaitedness in horses has been linked to a substitution causing a premature stop codon in the DMRT3 gene (DMRT3_Ser301STOP) [1]. In mice, Dmrt3 is expressed in spinal cord interneurons and plays an important role in the development of limb movement coordination [1]. Genotyping the position in 4396 modern horses from 141 breeds revealed that nowadays the mutated allele is distributed worldwide with an especially high frequency in gaited horses and breeds used for harness racing [2]. Here, we examine historic horse remains for the DMRT3 SNP, tracking the origin of gaitedness to Medieval England between 850 and 900 AD. The presence of the corresponding allele in Icelandic horses (9th–11th century) strongly suggests that ambling horses were brought from the British Isles to Iceland by Norse people. Considering the high frequency of the ambling allele in early Icelandic horses, we believe that Norse settlers selected for this comfortable mode of horse riding soon after arrival. The absence of the allele in samples from continental Europe (including Scandinavia) at this time implies that ambling horses may have spread from Iceland and maybe also the British Isles across the continent at a later date.
Subject headings
- HUMANIORA -- Historia och arkeologi -- Arkeologi (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- History and Archaeology -- Archaeology (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Zoologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Zoology (hsv//eng)
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Bioteknologi med applikationer på växter och djur -- Genetik och förädling inom lantbruksvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Agricultural Biotechnology -- Genetics and Breeding in Agricultural Sciences (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Biokemi och molekylärbiologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (hsv//eng)
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Wutke, Saskia
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