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Genetics
Mule is first equine clone; researcher foresees new animal model for cancer
June 23rd, 2003
A University of Idaho-Utah State University research team is the first worldwide to clone a member of the horse family, a mule. The research team includes Gordon Woods, UI professor of animal and veterinary science, Kenneth L. White, Utah State University professor of animal science, and Dirk Vanderwall, UI assistant professor of animal and veterinary science. The baby mule, called Idaho Gem, was born May 4, 2003, according to a report in the journal Science. It is the first clone of a hybrid animal. A mule results from a cross between a female horse (a mare) and a male donkey, a jack. As hybrids, mules are sterile, except in extremely rare...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2003-06-23)
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