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semi-dominant Archive
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![Our 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 […]](https://i1.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/harlequin_great_dane_beach.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Something is Rotten in Harlequin Danes")
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 […] -
![The 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 […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/blue_merle_tri_aussie_shepherd.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "The Unfortunate Case of the Wild Australian Shepherd")
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 […] -
![Semi-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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lost_tail_bobtail_corgi.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Lethal Semi-Dominant: Bobtail")
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 […] -
![We learned before that recessives are dangerous because when they are doubled up it often means that a vital bodily process is entirely broken leading to disease. Recessive disease is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/blind_double_merle.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Lethal Semi-Dominant: Merle")
Lethal Semi-Dominant: Merle
Posted on March 18, 2011 | 52 CommentsWe learned before that recessives are dangerous because when they are doubled up it often means that a vital bodily process is entirely broken leading to disease. Recessive disease is […]
