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Originally Posted by Ladymom   Your whole premise is wrong since the test was only designed to identify breeds in a mixed breed dog. You are trying to compare apples to oranges.
Anyone who would use the MARS test to cull dogs from their breeding program as you suggest does not understand the intended purpose of the test. |
My premise is not wrong. It nbecessitates a basic understanding of DNA: If they can't ascertain the breed of a purebred, then nthey don't have accurate and thorough knowledge of the DNA markers inherrent in the breeds they claim that they test for.
In other words, a mixed breed's DNA is more confusing than a purebred's DNA. If they can't accurately analyze the simpler case, they can't accurately analyze the more complex case.
In my opinion the reason they say their test is not for purebreds is because they don't want their error rates to be made public. Theie "mutt requirement" is not a limitation of the science--it is protection for themselves for making false claims about what they can actually determine.
The reported results are completely bogus.