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Inheritance in Thoronglihred Fforses 



TABLE IV. 

 Fillies and Maternal Gvamlams. 

 Maternal Grandams. 



Appendix III. On Inheritance (Great-grandparents and Great-great- 

 grandparents and Offspring) in Thoroughbred Racehorses. 



By ALICE LEE, D.Sc. 



From Mr Bhmchard'H racehoi-so coat-colour }X!(ligrces, I li.ivc, paving no nttontion to .se.x, 

 bcoii able to e.xtract 1155 ciuse.s of great-grainl|)aiiMit aml oft'sprhig aii«l 978 ca-scs of grojvt -gi"ejit- 

 gnimlpareiit and oft'siiring. When it i.s iiotcil that thciv are Ifi tyi>OH of gi^ejit-grandparentiil and 

 32 t_v[)C» of great-groat-grandparental relationshii), .so tliat 18 corivlatioii table.s would l« requircd 

 fcjr tlie füll workiiig out of the.sc ca.se», it will be noted why in thi.s preliminary .study, I have 

 not dift'erentiatcd bctwccn the sexes. 



Tables I. and II. roproducc niy data. 



