Dr Emmeline Hill is an Irish horse geneticist who is credited with discovering a
gene for speed in horses.
Dr Hill has published a paper in the peer-reviewed scientific journal ''PLoS ONE'' entitled "A sequence polymorphism in MSTN predicts sprinting ability and racing stamina in Thoroughbred horses", which describes the identification of the DNA sequence variant in the horse
myostatin gene.
This discovery has major implications for the value of
Thoroughbred racehorse
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...
s and for the global horse breeding industry. It has led to the invention of genetic tests which can predict the racing ability of a horse.
Her grandmother Charmian Hill owned the racehorse
Dawn Run.
References
External links
Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD - Emmeline Hill University College Dublin.
Living people
Irish biologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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