BJean Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Do you still have the print out of results? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yep :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJean Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yep :) oohhhhh okay I send you a PM :) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJean Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yep :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 :) Happy to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris the Rebel Wolf Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I am going to get on of these done for Zeke... put it too the test and see what his results come up as :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm tempted to do the test on a pedigreed dog with proven lineage and see the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korbin13 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm tempted to do the test on a pedigreed dog with proven lineage and see the results. I have seen this done in the US on quite a few different doggy websites and the results are really quite bizarre sometimes. We had our heinz variety mutt done, and really as she looks like a 'dog' we have no idea if it is true or not. It came back as one of her grandparents would have been a full neo mastiff and her great grandparents would have had a Stafford and a Maltese in there as well She really is so diluted in her breeds that she is in reality, a dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 What I would find very interesting result is if someone sent in a swab of themselves and see what dog mix you come back as! I'm sorry but a leading genetic mob sent out a result to a woman * not dog related* that she had a massive risk of having prostate cancer. These people are just scum and should all be shut down as it is straight out fraud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) What I would find very interesting result is if someone sent in a swab of themselves and see what dog mix you come back as! If a genetic marker is variable enough to detect differences between individuals and breeds, it will be too variable to amplify across species as distinct as dogs and humans. They would probably barely work on foxes. I'm sorry but a leading genetic mob sent out a result to a woman * not dog related* that she had a massive risk of having prostate cancer. She may well have had a gene that predisposes to prostate cancer in males, and if she had a son he could have 50-100% chance of inheriting this risk - depending on the mode of inheritance of the gene - so that could be quite useful information. I'm not defending the breed tests because I don't know how they are done, just adding some info :) Edit - I just did a quick google and the known genes for prostate cancer risk are 3 autosomal genes (so sons have a 50% chance of inheriting) and one on the X-chromosome (so sons have a 100% chance of inheriting). None of the known susceptibilities are Y-linked (which would make them exclusive to males). Edited July 5, 2012 by Weasels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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