The 1.78-kb insertion in the 3′-untranslated region of RXFP2 does not segregate with horn status in sheep breeds with variable horn status

Table 2 Genotypes at the insertion polymorphism in the 3′-UTR of RXFP2 for crossbreds between completely polled and completely horned sheep breeds (sample set 2)

Cross	Crossed breeds	Horn status of the animals	Sex	Genotypes (n)
Cross	Crossed breeds	Horn status of the animals	Sex	anc/anc	anc/der	der/der
Single cross	East Friesian (white) × Grey Horned Heidschnucke	Horned	Male		3
	East Friesian (white) × Grey Horned Heidschnucke	Polled	Female		3
	Merinolandschaf × Grey Horned Heidschnucke	Horned	Male		2
Multi cross	Completely polled breeds × completely horned breeds	Horned	Female	3
		Polled	Female		4	2
		Horned^a	Female		1

anc ancestral allele, der = derived allele (with the 1.78-kb insertion), n number
^aHorn rudiments

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