The results confirm that the breed has lost considerable genetic diversity through such things as small founder population and artificial genetic bottlenecks resulting from highly focused selection for specific desired physical traits. (cgejournal.biomedcentral.com)
This indicated that the over-representation of certain haplotypes occurred at the onset of breed creation as a result of small founder numbers, and / or that it was associated with artificial genetic bottlenecks that were subsequently masked by a return to random selection. (cgejournal.biomedcentral.com)
The study reveals that the breed has lost considerable genetic diversity through such things as small founder population and artificial genetic bottlenecks resulting from highly focused selection for specific desired physical traits. (veterinarypracticenews.com)