A genetic mutation in horses that causes them to move with a gait that humans find desirable was spread to horses around the world by humans, according to new research in the journal Animal Genetics.
A horse’s gait is central to its importance to humans, and few animals have played a role so central to human civilization as the horse.
The mutation responsible for a horses gait is technically known as DMRT3 but more affectionately known known as “the gait keeper.”
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