Genomic Unknowns
January 4, 2011 | Terry Sharrer
Thoroughbred race horse breeders have long observed what they call the “grand sire” effect-where the immediate offspring of a great racer like Secretariat do not perform well on the track, though the next generation shows championship athleticism. What, then, accounts for this missing inheritance? It’s an open question, but “transgenerational genetics” in human inheritance seems to be the next frontier in genomics. MORE