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Originally Posted by bchgirl  Entirely different type of test. There are not genetic markers available for every breed...so if you have a dog with an un-known marker...the test wouldn't give you an accurate result. Plus the fact many of the strains of dna vary so slightly from breed to breed...the data is easily mis-read.
There are genetic markers for coat color and these are the markers the OP was interested in.
The only way to definitively know a dog/pup is carrier of a particular color....such as some ads say....would be to dna the dog for that specific gene and that was the OP's question. |
Thanks! I don't know much about genetics. I suspected it might be a different test, which is why I asked. I just read on another thread that for the mix, the tests weren't worth the money because they may not be accurate. I can see how it would be easier to ID a specific gene in dogs from known sources.
I know you answered the OP question, but I figured since you seemed to know more genetics than I do (which is next to nothing) I would try asking mine and see if the problem pertained to all DNA tests in dogs. Thank you for clarifying that the tests/results are different!
So much for IDing my aunt's mix
