Articles about American Pit Bull Terrier
.Remember that the GENOTYPE of the dog in BOLD might contain APBT on 1/2 of his/her DNA strand APBT and could easily pass those exact genes on. That mating could produce a 100% genetically pure ABPT. All this can be taken any way you wish. It can make things interesting when reading up on the history of dogs from the past. It can also enlighten the changes in dogs of the present because PHENOTYPE VARIATION "could" lead to evolution by natural selection over a long period of time. A simple example is a seed dropped on fertile dirt and a similiar seed dropped on rocky ground. Both may grow but because of environmental differences, the resulting plants might have different physical characteristics. That difference can actually "alter or change" the effect of genes on subsequent generations. This could be one possible explaination of the developmental path of the AmBully over many generations. Just food for thought...like a simple hot dog on a bun! This thread is for fun and to give another take on "Do I have a Pit Bull?" It is not by any measures a complete discussion on genetics, evolution, breeding or pedigrees. It probably needs to add that this in no way means you should use "trial and error" to breed a dog of unknown parentage. Even having dogs of known heritage does not mean they should be bred. It actually points to the fact that breeding should be taken very seriously by people who understand Homozygous/Heterozygous traits and the such. The old dogmen/women of the past used genetics in the anecdotal way...they tested. It just so happens that to pass that test a certain structure was usually a must to some degree.BYBs end up OVER PRODUCING dogs that do not measure up to the standard......to read the other interesting article please click on here.....
