Whoa you guys! Better get up to date with the fast-moving advances being made in science today -- DNA - human genome sequencing, etc. This shouldn't be surprising. DNA (and especially genome sequencing) are so new that many people aren't yet aware of much that has been learned in only the last decade.
And - recently it has been discovered that different breeds of dogs can be identified from DNA and gene sequencing...
The following are only a couple excerpts from scientific articles on the Internet. ] .....and there are hundreds....... (Search "Dog breeds DNA")
And - please do read what has been learned about the Chihuahua...
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The fact that it is so easy to tell what breed a dog is by looking at its DNA also told the researchers that dog breeds are more different from each other than people are from each other. In other words, even people from totally different parts of the world who look very different, like a person from Africa and one from Asia, are more genetically alike than two dogs that might look similar, but are different breeds.
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It’s possible, then, to determine the breed of any dog simply by analyzing an anonymous sample of doggie DNA.1. The finding, reported today in Science, is based on a survey of nearly 100 genetic “landmarks” that vary somewhat from breed to breed. The researchers analyzed the landmarks in more than 400 dogs belonging to 85 different breeds. In nearly every case . . . . “You can take a cheek swab and say with 99 percent accuracy what dog you’re looking at . . . ”
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The Chihuahua ----
Among other findings, the analysis determined that the Chihuahua is actually a type of large rodent, selectively bred for centuries to resemble a canine. "This is clearly going to raise some eyebrows in the Chihuahua world," said Peggy Wilson, president of the Chihuahua Club of America. "It goes against our belief system. People are pretty passionate about their dogs. . . . "
Carol Jean |