GENETICS LINKS

Coat Color Genetics

Canine Coat Color - with Emphasis on Borzoi - Bonnie Dalzell's informative article. Also check out the Borzoi Coat Color Resource Page.
Canine Color Genetics - although this article deals primarily with Shelties, there's is much useful information for anyone interested in coat color genetics
Coat Color Genetics in Whippets - another interesting article regarding coat colors
Color Genetics in the Greyhound - by Gavin Fitzpatrick - from the Australian & New Zealand Greyhound Association
Crazy About Colors - article on colors in the Afghan Hound
Dog Coat Color Genetics - a brief review of the genes controlling dog coat colors and patterns by Schmutz
Dog Color Genetics Primer - brief description of the genetics underlying coat color in dogs; free prediction software
Genetics of Coat Color in the Dog
Hair Color - by Dr. Sue Ann Bowling, University of Alaska Fairbanks; for the Alaska Science Forum
Inheritance of Coat Color in the Australian Shepherd - interesting reading, even if there are no merles in Borzoi
Split Faces - another article from the Aussie website on facial markings
White Haws - a Geneticist's Viewpoint - from a Boxer website

General Genetics Issues

Basic Genetics - introductory article on genetics by Sue Ann Bowling
Behavioral Genetics - "genetics and the behavior of domestic animals" - article by Temple Grandin and Mark Deesing, CSU Animal Science Dept.
Canine Behavioral Genetics: Pointing Out the Phenotypes and Herding up the Genes - article from The American Journal of Human Genetics
Canine Genetics Articles - from the AcmePet site; index of different genetics articles
Cryptochordism - article on the heritability and complications of cryptochordism and on establishing carriers and breeding away from it - by Susan Lennard
Cryptochordism - article by Carolyn Hensley (turn your speakers down - good info; awful music)
Cryptochordism - from the Beardie health website
Cryptochordism - more information
Eliminating Mutation - information and theories on mutation, by John Armstrong
the Genetic Gamble - originally printed in Purina's "Today's Breeder" magazine
Genetics - animal genetics articles by Sue Ann Bowling
Genomic Imprinting - article by Cristofre Martin, Fels Institute
Heritability - article by Dr. John Pollack attempting to demystify the concept of heritability
Heretability - Fred Lanting defines the term and the concepts in this article
Heritability and Selection - defining the heritability of certain traits and the percentage that is influenced by genetics/outside factors
Introduction to Genetic Analysis - NCBI Online Bookshelf
Mosaicism and Chimerism
Phenotypic VS Genotypic Heterogeneity - article from the Australian Shepherd Health and Genetics Website
Population Genetics and Breeding - article by John Armstrong
Population Genetics Primer - simulation program designed to clarify various population genetic events
the Price of Popularity: Popular Sires and Population Genetics - article on the risks of popular sires and how they are utilized in the gene pool
Radiation Hybrid Map of the Canine Genome - "the latest comprehensive radiation hybrid (RH) map of the canine genome composed of 3270 markers"; from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Dog Genome Project
So Bite Me: A Close Look at Canine Dentition - "Bite faults are one of the first hereditary defects a fledgling dog breeder learns to recognize"; article by C.A. Sharp which originally appeared in the Aussie Times

Genetics and Disease

Brave New World - article by Diane Plumb which originally appeared in ShowSight magazine - dealing with genetic carriers, pedigree analysis, DNA testing and it's use to eradicate genetic disorders
<NEW> Canine Diversity Project - information on various principles of maintaining genetic diversity when breeding dogs
Canine Genetic Analysis Project - "a Research Focus on the Statistics & Molecular Genetics of Diseases in Dogs" at Cornell University
Canine Genetics and Genetic Testing - slideshow presentation "aimed at providing information about the basics of genetics and genetic testing to the canine breeding community"
Canine Inherited Disorders Database - information on various inherited disorders - a joint initiative of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
Canine Research Page - the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory providing information on current projects in Canine Genetics research
Control of Genetic Disease - collection of information gathered at the seminars presented by Dr. George Padgett, DVM
the Genetic Tide - an article from Dogs in Canada regarding genetic defects in purebred dogs
Guidelines to Find a Gene - from the UC Davis website
How to Select Against Genetic Disease, with Knowledge, not Hope - by George Packard
<NEW> Inherited Diseases in Dogs - a guide to diseases/conditions of purebred dogs which are likely to be transmitted wholly or partialy through a genetic mechanism; University of Cambridge Veterinary School
Institute for Genetic Disease Control - "GDC gathers results from veterinary screenings of individual dogs for genetic diseases and makes that information available to responsible breeders, owners, veterinarians and researchers"
the Nature of Genetic Disease - article by Dr. John Armstrong discussing the relationship of genes and phenotype and inherited genetic disease
Prioritizing Genetic Defects - article by George Padgett, DVM