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Originally Posted by tricia208  I could read this stuff all day. Phil reads faster because he does not have to look up every 3rd word in a genetics dictionary! |
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Originally Posted by tricia208 My simple mind agrees with his conclusions and I am pleased that the Yorkie and Boxer are at the high and low ends of the variant genetic material respectively. That leads me to believe (but not know) that with more current and complete information what I was told could be the case.
Although this is a 2002 study there is still a lot of valuable basic genetic information for those that wish to read it. Thanks for sharing this with the group. This is another good read by Elaine A. Ostrander Ph.D. for those that may be interested in basic canine genetics.
Both Ends of the Leash — The Human Links to Good Dogs with Bad Genes
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1204453
Happy reading! |
Some of the other interesting information in the 2002 paper is related to how geneticially variable the breeds are based on how old the breeds are, and how many dogs there are of a particular breed. The older the breed, the less variation you would expect, and the more dogs of a particular breed, the more variation you would expect. There was a slight tendency for this to be true, but it wasn't a strong trend.
I'll have to take a look at the Ostrander paper...