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genetics Archive
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Something is Rotten in Harlequin Danes
Posted on July 10, 2011 | 140 CommentsOur friends the Merle Australian Shepherds are not the only dogs who are an intersection of two different lethal semi-dominant alleles; Harlequin Great Danes share this problematic status as both […] -
Double Merle Breeders Don’t Want You to See This
Posted on June 21, 2011 | 162 CommentsDouble Merle Collie breeders have no problem with their dogs being blind, and they have no problem pulling the wool over your eyes either. My exposé of Wyndlair Avalanche has […] -
Who’s Your Double Merle Daddy?
Posted on June 19, 2011 | 159 CommentsNothing says “Happy Father’s Day” like advertising the stud services of a double merle Collie who can produce an all-merle brood [the breeder removed this page. Here is a cache] of […] -
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, […]