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Description
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page is currently under construction- more information coming soon!
Hair Length Testing
Animal
Genetics currently offers a test to determine how the number of
copies of the recessive "long hair" allele a dog carries.
Cost
$40.00
US.
Sample Collection
Collect
sample using buccal swabs provided by Animal Genetics. Ensure that
the dog has not eaten within a few hours of sample collection. Any
food particles can inhibit the test. Rub each of the swabs along
the inside of the dog's mouth for 10-15 seconds, and allow the swabs
to dry thoroughly. Label the provided envelope with the dog's name,
and place the swab inside it. Download and complete a submission
form for each sample and send along with payment to Animal Genetics
for testing.
Results
Results are given using
the following symbolic notation:
Hair Length Results:
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LH/LH
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The dog has two
copies of the long-hair allele. The dog will have long hair,
and will always pass on a copy of the long hair allele to any
offspring. |
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LH/n
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Both
the dominant and recessive alleles detected. The dog will have
short hair, and carries the gene responsible for long hair.
The dog can pass on a copy of either allele to any offspring. |
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n/n
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The
dog is negative for the long-hair allele. The dog will have
short hair, and will always pass on the allele responsible for
short hair to any offspring. |
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