Let’s talk about COI and other estimates of inbreeding
COI, “coefficient of inbreeding,” is a very specific concept. We breeders have to pay attention to the definitions given by...
All About Outcrossing – Part II
y last post on outcrossing talked about the various definitions of the practice. Of course the reason for outcrossing within...
All About Outcrossing – Part I
erriam-Webster’s definition of the word outcrossing is this: “the interbreeding of individuals or stocks that are relatively unrelated” This is...
Don’t worry. There are lots of great methods that assess population genetics well.
very now and then we hear from breeders who worry about which DNA testing methods are most modern, or accurate, or best, and which of the marketing materials put out by the various canine disease gene test companies to believe. Just as breeders sometimes talk about each other, academics can have rivalries and businesses can…
Real life stories – our unique help for breeders
Here’s a real life example of how BetterBred offers unique information you can’t get elsewhere. I’m going to number those...
Why do we care about genetic outliers?
As of the time of this post, UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab has tested 7,297 dogs using Dr. Niels Pedersen’s...
Buyer beware – or at least do the homework.
Over two years ago, I wrote about the downsides of large panel disease gene tests. I was thinking about how...
Rare for a reason?
Playing with rare alleles without knowing what they do is foolhardy. We at BetterBred have known that from the beginning...
About the Canine Genetic Diversity test from the UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab: Part I
The UC Davis Veterinary Genetics lab is an informal looking place, housed in a series of small, indistinct beige buildings...
Genetic Relatedness Comparison
Genetic relatedness – sounds straightforward, right? It means that two dogs have many of the same exact versions of genes (alleles)...