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Racehorse relations

Modern thoroughbreds run on narrow genetic lines.

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  1. Cunningham, E. P., Dooley, J. J., Splan, R. K. & Bradley, D. G. Microsatellite diversity, pedigree relatedness and the contributions of founder lineages to thoroughbred horses. Animal Genetics 32, 360 - 364 (2001).

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Whitfield, J. Racehorse relations. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news011220-8

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