I ran across an excellent thread on http://www.pedigreedatabase.com where the poster asked "what could be done to improve the German Shepherd breed?" Of course, a great deal of folks replied that gene screening potential studs and bitches should be required. However, from what I have learned during my brief research on the internet the dog genome has yet to be mapped. So, I have the following questions:
1. How close are we to mapping the dog genome?
2. Have we been able to identify certain genes in the genome that cause health issues?
3. Is this more Science Fiction or reality?
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In my Biology class, I beleive my teacher said that they DID map it out already, but I'm not sure. I do know that it is real (they are or were working on it).
I'll try to look it up but I'm sure google would be great for this question.
It is done, using a boxer, I believe. This is just is the beginning of using the information to correlate dieases to genes, the sequence does not explain all. I used the database to find the sequence of a gene in dogs that is also found in prope and other animals.
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Are We Close to Mapping the Dog Genome?
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