Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

I think the fact that offspring get the majority of their genes from chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes of their parents (i.e. the X and Y chromosomes) has been overlooked...even by a PhD in genetics. Ah, no. My geneticist friend looked a bit bemused :p when I mentioned this to him, and sai...

I think the fact that offspring get the majority of their genes from chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes of their parents (i.e. the X and Y chromosomes) has been overlooked...even by a PhD in genetics. Ah, no. My geneticist friend looked a bit bemused :p when I mentioned this to him, and sai...

OK, as luck would have it, I happen to work with someone who has a PHD in Genetics, so I asked him about this, and here is the low down. Facts. The bull and the cows only share the sire, not their respective dams. There are two types of DNA, those on the X and Y chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA. M...

OK, as luck would have it, I happen to work with someone who has a PHD in Genetics, so I asked him about this, and here is the low down. Facts. The bull and the cows only share the sire, not their respective dams. There are two types of DNA, those on the X and Y chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA. M...

Obviously the ideal situation would be to mate two animals that are not related to each other at all. With a small herd, however, this might not be possible. In terms of mating related animals, my basic knowledge of genetics would tell me that brother to sister would be less unacceptable that fathe...

Obviously the ideal situation would be to mate two animals that are not related to each other at all. With a small herd, however, this might not be possible. In terms of mating related animals, my basic knowledge of genetics would tell me that brother to sister would be less unacceptable that fathe...