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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr This is what I have learned ...that it doesn't "have to be" a crap shoot if the breeder has experience and knows his/her lines. A good breeder who has studied and knows the genetics of their dogs and has carefully selected complementry matings will be able to fairly accurately predict (with no guarantees) the basic traits of the puppies of the produce.
I also heard that the father's genes tend to be more dominant than the mother's....does anyone know if this is true? Do most puppies take on more of the father's traits than the mother's? |
Very good point on knowing the lines.
From what I have learned the mother's genes take dominance on certain traits and the father's on others. Also, if it is an inherited disorder, it is MORE LIKELY (not always) that it came from the mother as most inherited disorders are mitochondrial diseases. I have a specific list of these somewhere...I will try to find it. Probably at home...