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Good genes help racehorses to be winners

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Study of stud horses reveals a significant role for genetics.

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  1. Wilson, A. J. & Rambaut A. Biol. Lett. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0588 (2007).

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Kaplan, M. Good genes help racehorses to be winners. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2007.387

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