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Mendel's genetic laws
Once upon a time (1860's), in an Austrian monastery, there lived a monk named Mendel, Gregor Mendel. Monks had a lot of time on their hands and Mendel spent his time crossing pea plants. As he did this over & over & over & over & over again, he noticed some patterns to the inheritance of traits from one set of pea plants to the next. By carefully analyzing his pea plant numbers (he was really good at mathematics), he discovered three laws of inheritance...[continued]

	The Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity and Genetic Disease Control As dog breeders, we engage in genetic "experiments" each time we plan a mating. The type of mating selected should coincide with your goals. To some breeders, determining which traits will appear in the offspring of a mating is like rolling the dice ,a combination of luck and chance. For others, producing certain traits involves more skill than luck- the result of careful study and planning....[continued, external link]

Basic Genetic Concepts Most of you are undoubtedly aware that color and certain diseases such as progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) are inherited — that is, passed down from one or both the parents. However, you may wonder how a trait that does not appear in the dam's pedigree can suddenly turn up in a litter out of... [continued]	Significant Relationships A dog who has won many shows and earned many titles may have been quite popular as a stud and may have sired more winning progeny than other contemporary males. However, that does not guarantee that he will have more impact five or ten generations down the line than another dog who was bred only two or three times... [continued]

The Dog Genome Project The dog genome project is a collaborative study involving scientists at the University of California, the University of Oregon...[continued]	Genetic Testing: A Guide for Breeders By now today's breeders have heard about genetic testing, and DNA, but what is really involved in finding a mutation, and what do the results...[continued]

Baby Steps Through the Punnet Square The dog genome project is a collaborative study involving scientists at the University of California, the University of Oregon, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center aimed at producing a map of all of the chromosomes in dogs, which can be used to map the genes causing disease and those genes controlling morphology and behavior. Different dog breeds...[continued]	The punnett Square practice Page On this page is a set of "typical" genetics questions that are best answered using a punnett square. It would be handy for you to have a pencil & some paper to work out the problems, & then you can click to see an explained solution to each. For those who would benefit from a step-by-step explaination of how to use a p-square, click the link to the right "Baby Steps through the Punnet Square". As always, do your best...[continued]

	The Nature of Genetic Disease Inborn Errors of Metabolism: The True Genetic "Diseases", Conformational "Diseases" - The Result of Unnatural Selection by John Armstrong...[continued]