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Originally Posted by pstinard  I think that the article behind the pay firewall is a review article that summarizes the research in the other full articles that I was able to link to--I'll know more on Monday when I get a chance to read it myself--so maybe you're not missing out on anything. At any rate, I'll let you know. If the truth be told, people email articles back and forth to each other all the time--the publisher just doesn't want people to make a habit of it. Those other articles will definitely make for summer reading, and if you finish reading them before me, you'll know more than I do and be able to explain it to me  .
I think that the safest thing we can say about the MARS test is that it can tell if a dog is at least 90% purebred Yorkie, but it can't tell you whether a particular dog adheres to breed standards. And don't forget the photo of Minnie's mother--she didn't look like she adhered to breed standards anyway. |
Well, I'll read those articles and they will likely give me as much information as I can understand without going into great depth. But I would so like to understand far more than I do about genetics in dogs. It's fascinating how they can vary so much compared to other species and how so many Yorkies favor and yet many others do not.