Links to information on Genetics


Coat Colours - Dilute, Silver or White

Genetics of Coat Color in Dogs


Our eyes tell us what a dog appears
to be.
His pedigree tells us what he ought
to be.
But the offspring tell us what he is. . .

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Canine-Genetics

The Downside of Inbreeding: It's Time for a New Approach

Animal Genetics - Internet Articles by Sue Ann Bowling

Inbreeding and Other Breeding Methods.


Breeding - Dogs or Pedigrees?
It is estimated that the average dog carries 4 to 7 defective genes in
it's DNA

Links to Articles on Genetics:

Inheritance of Coat Colours by Ken Linacre

Inheritance of Coat Colour, Part 2 by Ken Linacre

The Merle Gene by Ken Linacre

Kinked Tails by J.H.C. Brooijmans-Schallenberg

Genetics of the Blue Eyes by Libby Babin

PRA  by Helen Arps

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