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Originally Posted by gemy  I think that that face means confused. I would like to know how extensive their DNA database is, and the credentials of the DNA used to provide a purebred data base. And how extensive it needs to be per breed to ascertain with a 95% probability that they can actually ascertain if a dog is pure-bred or not?
For example for our Rare Breed as far as I am aware the Mars/Wisdom panel has not reached out to either USA or CDN National clubs to provide DNA samples for these purebreds. How then could they ascertain if there is some mix of my breed in a sample provided to them for their analysis?
I suppose until we map the genome for each purebred dog we are going to be a ways away from determing purebred bred type by a Wisdom Panel test. |
Makes you wonder at what point data collection will begin, and what will have happened within the breed by then that might skew test results forever.
I suppose, ideally, genome mapping and DNA testing from the initial start of the development phase of a new breed onward would be good. Even so, there would forever be unknowns about the previous generations of the foundation breed stock, wouldn't there? Especially if there are any oops matings that resulted in puppies who were 'visual representations of the breed' but carrying altered DNA...and if those were used as breed stock...???
I am merely interested and curious, not a breeder, so I could easily be soooo wrong...
