HerdNerd#42
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Hello backyard herders!
I have been a genetics nerd for a while, I mostly dealt with coat color genetics in equines. Now I'm interested in miniature sheep, especially Baydoll Southdowns. I would like to know what size the lambs will be when you cross miniature sheep breeds to larger ones, then if the halfbreds are crossed back be together. My goal is to understand if the smallness of the babydoll is a simple dominant/recessive trait or if its governed by multiple genes. Any scientific papers on the subject would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I have been a genetics nerd for a while, I mostly dealt with coat color genetics in equines. Now I'm interested in miniature sheep, especially Baydoll Southdowns. I would like to know what size the lambs will be when you cross miniature sheep breeds to larger ones, then if the halfbreds are crossed back be together. My goal is to understand if the smallness of the babydoll is a simple dominant/recessive trait or if its governed by multiple genes. Any scientific papers on the subject would be much appreciated. Thanks!