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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 […] -
Inbred Mistakes VI
Posted on February 21, 2011 | 14 CommentsIn this installment of Inbred Mistakes, I take on a highly educated and well respected man of letters who is also an experienced breeder: Dr. Bruce M Cattanach BSc PhD […] -
We have no Chihuahuas either.
Posted on January 30, 2011 | 21 CommentsIn the last post I documented how the most inbred, most refined, most “perfect” and most human-needs serving fruit, the banana, is also at the most risk for global extinction. […] -
Popular BC Sire Lines
Posted on January 2, 2011 | 7 CommentsIn pedigree analysis, the Sire Line is the singular branch of a family tree that looks only at the transmission of the Y chromosome. Because the sex chromosomes don’t recombine […] -
Tron: Best in Show
Posted on December 26, 2010 | 5 CommentsWherein I propose that the Tron films can be read as a metaphor for dog culture and a criticism of the kennel club system. If there was one day of […]