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Confessions of a Pet Connection Groupie
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 6 CommentsLong lines of giddy fans, a deluxe rock star tour bus, an advance team of media handlers, and an entourage of savvy business professionals descended on Denver this week, and I’m […] -
Dog Breeds are Closed Populations
Posted on May 8, 2011 | 15 CommentsDog breeds can be looked at like wild island populations, as long as we take care to coordinate assumptions and quantify terms. In breeds, the virtual island is the stud […] -
Dwarf Dogs
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 42 CommentsThere are three common and valued genetic conditions in dogs that result in stunted growth: pituitary (ateliotic) dwarfism which results in proportional minis, micromelic achondroplasia which results in shortened limbs, […] -
The Unfortunate Case of the Wild Australian Shepherd
Posted on March 23, 2011 | 93 CommentsThe Australian Shepherd is a breed that has been constructed to maximize two different lethal semi-dominant traits: Merle and Bobtail. Without the careful hand of breeders to prevent Merle x […] -
Lethal Semi-Dominant: Bobtail
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 26 CommentsSemi-dominant alleles are those that are less potent in heterozygous form (one copy) than they are in homozygous form (two copies), but which are potent enough to show a difference […]