Comparative population genetics of the German shepherd dog in South Africa

Modern breeding practices strive to achieve distinctive phenotypic uniformity in breeds of dogs, but these strategies are associated with the inevitable loss of genetic diversity. Thus, in parallel with the morphological variation displayed by breeds, purebred dogs commonly express genetic defects a...

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Main Authors: N. Coutts, E. Harley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2009-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10326
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