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![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&ssl=1 "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&ssl=1 "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&ssl=1 "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 […] -
![I wonder when, if ever, dog culture will catch up to science and embrace our new understanding of how harmful bogus notions of purity are. The philosophical foundations of the kennel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/selective_breeding_purebred_ugly_inbred_dog.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Selective Breeding Gone Bad")
Selective Breeding Gone Bad
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 20 CommentsI wonder when, if ever, dog culture will catch up to science and embrace our new understanding of how harmful bogus notions of purity are. The philosophical foundations of the kennel […] -
![Genes are the blueprint for proteins. An Allele is a variation in the blueprint for a given gene, and while humans and dogs (and all diploid organisms) carry two alleles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/broken_recessive_monkey.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Recessive Means Broken")
Recessive Means Broken
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 42 CommentsGenes are the blueprint for proteins. An Allele is a variation in the blueprint for a given gene, and while humans and dogs (and all diploid organisms) carry two alleles […]
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