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Article: Reports summarize life sciences study results from University of California.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- September 2, 2009
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According to a study from the United States, "Until recently, canine genetic research has not focused on population structure within breeds, which may confound the results of case-control studies by introducing spurious correlations between phenotype and genotype that reflect population history. Intrabreed structure may exist when geographical origin or divergent selection regimes influence the choices of potential mates for breeding dogs."
"We present evidence for intrabreed stratification from a genome-wide marker survey in a sample of unrelated dogs. We genotyped 76 Border Collies, 49 Australian Shepherds, 17 German Shepherd Dogs, and 17 Portuguese Water Dogs ...