Sentences with phrase «genes of a particular dog»
Linebreeding is similar to breeding like to like only instead of collecting physical similarities, you are collecting the genes of a particular dog.
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It's this diversity of looks that make man's best friend the perfect laboratory for connecting sets of genes to particular traits and understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern variation in dogs as well as humans and other mammals.
If there is a recessive gene for an inherited disease, such as hip dysplasia, a pup born of related dogs has an increased chance of having that particular problem.
Even though pet dogs of these breeds rarely fulfill their original purposes these days, individuals still carry their ancestors» DNA in their genes, which means that members of a particular breed might be predisposed to certain types of aggression.
Genetic testing of blood samples is available to identify whether a particular dog carries the gene for PRA.
It has recently been determined that some herding breeds of dogs have a single mutation in a gene coding for a particular protein (P - glycoprotein) that will drastically affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a variety of medications used in veterinary medicine.
There is a strong genetic influence here, and it depends on the particular set of genes that the dog will inherit from its parents.
If, at some point in a breed's history, a particular sire or line of dogs becomes predominant, inherited problems may start to arise seemingly out of nowhere simply because attempts to concentrate the desirable genes of select individuals can inadvertently bring together whatever undesirable genes are present.
Dogs with DM have two copies of a particular version of a gene called SOD1.
The degree of risk varies in genes like this, but with this particular mutation it is very high: A dog with it is 17 times more likely to get cataracts than one that doesn't have it.
Having two copies of a particular gene mutation will prevent a dog from absorbing Vitamin B12, or cobalamin.
The genes encoding these characteristics become more homogenous or similar between dogs of a particular breed or line.
That is, although there may be dozens of genes contributing to particular cancer susceptibilities in dogs as a whole, within any single breed there are likely to be only one or two.
While most breeds fair perfectly well with these particular types of drugs, dogs that carry the MDR1 gene may die as the result of exposure to these substances.