Specially bred lambs. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are farmed for their wool and meat. These lambs have been bred to have specific combinations of gene

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Specially bred lambs. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are farmed for their wool and meat. These lambs have been bred to have specific combinations of gene haplotypes. A haplotype is an inheritable combination of a set of genetic characteristics. Photographed at the Meat Animal Research Center, Nebraska, USA.

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