Breed Specific DNA Testing Can give the professional breeder a clear advantage when elminiating disease from breeding lines.
Breed Specific Genetics Testing (DNA)
DNA testing based on identification of a specific gene mutation is 100% accurate for identification of animals that are clear of the disease (homozygous normal), carriers of the disease (phenotypically normal but heterozygous for normal and mutant alleles), or affected with the disease (homozygous for mutant alleles). Knowledge of the genotypic status is the breeder’s most powerful tool for elimination of a genetic disease.
The financial advantages of DNA testing and associated DNA profiling are clear. The test is accurate, can be done at an early age, only one test is required and progeny can be cleared by parentage if DNA profiles are available for determination of parentage.
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