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Genes

Last Updated: July 16, 2008

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Genes are pieces of DNA that are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Genes control the expression of traits and correspond to chemical structures (messengers) that determine individual traits.

For more information, see Basic Equine Genetics.



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