[Jacob-list] More than four

[Linda]

Thanks.
 
I have two six horned rams this year and I've never even seen a six horned sheep before, so got curious.  

Linda

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:35:49 -0400, Neal and Louise Grose wrote:
>The email gnomes seem to have been having fun of late.
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>We THINK that the polycerate gene is a single gene that commands "split", and
>does not necessarily say how many. My guess is that other genes determine
>things like left/right symmetry. My old genetics instructor saw pictures of
>four and six horned Jacobs at the AGM several years ago, and said that there
>almost had to be a modifier gene for polycerate.
>
>Always glad to confuse things more.
>
>Neal
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda" <patchworkfibers at alltel.net> To:
>"jacoblist" <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:18 AM
>Subject: [Jacob-list] More than four
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>I didn't see this come through on the list, my apologies if everyone saw it
>already.
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>>Is there a difference, genetically, between a four horned sheep and a six
>>horned sheep?  or is the number past two merely the result of random
>>splitting? Is the propensity for more than four horns heritable?
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>>Linda
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