We have an offspring of central american feral dogs, whom we DNA tested via Cornell vet school’s embarkvet.com database.
Interestingly, the notion of breed changed meanings, for me, when they published the results. The only modern breed in her is a great grandparent chihuahua and otherwise she’s genetically varied as feral dogs are, something like an asymptote for the various blends called mutts.
Of the 161 (i think) tracked recessive disorders, she’s a carrier for only two.
p.s. It's unclear to me if, genetically, "mutt" implies a blend of various artificially constrained gene pools (that is, "breeds") or just means less constrained gene pool than what occurs in "breeds".
Interestingly, the notion of breed changed meanings, for me, when they published the results. The only modern breed in her is a great grandparent chihuahua and otherwise she’s genetically varied as feral dogs are, something like an asymptote for the various blends called mutts.
Of the 161 (i think) tracked recessive disorders, she’s a carrier for only two.