SynchroGait / gait ability (DMRT3-related) - Horse

Genetic test for the DMRT3 c.902C>A variant that influences aptitude for alternative gaits such as tölt, pace and ambling gaits.

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Turnaround time

10 workdays

test Methods

Sequencing

Test code

PVT-39C7038D0600

Species

Horse

Breeds

Akhal-Teke, American Bashkir Curly horse, American Miniature Horse, American Paint, American Quarter Horse, American Standardbred, Appaloosa, Caspian, German Riding Pony, Icelandic Horse, Kentucky Mountain Saddle, United States of America, Mangalarga, Missouri Fox Trotting Horse, Mongolian, Morgan, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Rocky Mountain Horse, Saddlebred, Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter, Tennessee Walking Horse

Matrices

Blood, Blood (EDTA), Blood (Heparin), Hair, Semen, Swab, Tissue

Overview

SynchroGait and gait ability

This genetic test analyses the DMRT3 variant c.902C>A, also known as the Gait keeper variant. DMRT3 is involved in spinal cord neurons that coordinate limb movement and locomotion.

Horses naturally perform walk, trot and canter or gallop. In gaited breeds, the A variant can increase aptitude for additional or alternative gaits such as tölt, pace and other lateral ambling gaits. The final gait pattern is also shaped by breed, training, selection and other genetic factors.

How to read the result

CC means the tested A variant was not detected.
CA means the horse carries one copy of the A variant.
AA gives the strongest genetic aptitude for DMRT3-driven alternative gaits.

Practical value of this test

The result helps breeders, trainers and owners identify gait potential early, select young horses more effectively and plan matings in lines where tölt, pace, trotting technique or specific performance traits are important.

Included subanalyses

This analysis includes the following subanalysis: