For more information on dog genetics, see:"The Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control,"Jerold S. Bell. D.V.M. (http://sirusdog.com/bell/htm) GENETICS OF THE DOG, Malcolm B. Willis (Howell, 1989). CONTROL OF CANINE GENETIC DISEASE, George A. Padgett, DVM (Howell, 1998). MEDICAL & GENETIC ASPECTS OF THE PUREBRED DOG Clark & Stainer (Forum, 1994). BORN TO WIN, Patricia Craige (Doral Publishing, 1997). BREEDING BETTER DOGS, C.L. Battaglia, Ph.D. (BEI Publishing, 4th Ed. 1986).And a lovely synopsis of the overall topic for the academically inclined (with a multiplicity of referrences) is: The Natural History of Inbreeding & Outbreeding, edited by Nancy ilsem Thornhill. U.Chicao Press, 1993.This message was written & prepared by JP Yousha for educational purposes & may be reproduced to further that end. All copyrights remain with the author: CHROMADANE/chromadane@juno.com/http://www.flash.net/~dby/JP Yousha.1999. Updated 2000. |